floret

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

floret
    n 1: a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a
         composite flower) [syn: {floret}, {floweret}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Floret \Flo"ret\, n. [OF. florete, F. fleurette, dim. of OF.
   lor, F. fleur. See {Flower}, and cf. {Floweret}, 3d
   {Ferret}.]
   1. (Bot.) A little flower; one of the numerous little flowers
      which compose the head or anthodium in such flowers as the
      daisy, thistle, and dandelion. --Gray.
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   2. [F. fleuret.] A foil; a blunt sword used in fencing.
      [Obs.] --Cotgrave.
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