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Flow·Er·Et Noun Floweret Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Flow·Er·Ette  \\ˈflau̇( ə)R ət

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
flow·er·et

 noun
also flow·er·ette 
 \\ˈflau̇(-ə)r-ət\\
 DATE  15th century
: 
floret
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
flow·er·et
\-au̇(ə)rə̇t, -au̇wər-, usu -ə̇d+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English flourette, from Middle French florete, flourete, flurete, diminutive of flor, flour, flur flower — more at 
flower
: 
floret
sometimes : one of the segments into which a head of cauliflower is divisible

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