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Definition: FLOSCULE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A floret.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Floscule" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Floscule \Flos*cule\, noun. [Latin expression flosculus, diminutive of flos flower: compare to the French expression floscule.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: FLOSCULE

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Noun] In botany, a partial or lesser floret of an aggregate flower.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Geology A small flower; a floret. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Definition: FLOSCULE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A floret.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "FLOSCULE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Floscule \Flos*cule\, noun. [Latin expression flosculus, diminutive of flos flower: compare to the French expression floscule.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: FLOSCULE

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Noun] In botany, a partial or lesser floret of an aggregate flower.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
GeologyA small flower; a floret. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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