floweret

variants also flowerette

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of floweret Broccoli Salad ▪ 3 stalks of brocoli (separated into flowerets) ▪ 1/2 c. chopped green onions ▪ 1 c. raisins ▪ 1 c. peanuts (salted) Mix together: ▪ 1 c. mayonnaise ▪ 2 T. sugar ▪ 2 T. vinegar 1. Rebecca Hancock, star-telegram, 13 June 2017 Broccoli Salad ▪ 3 stalks of brocoli (separated into flowerets) ▪ 1/2 c. chopped green onions ▪ 1 c. raisins ▪ 1 c. peanuts (salted) Mix together: ▪ 1 c. mayonnaise ▪ 2 T. sugar ▪ 2 T. vinegar 1. Rebecca Hancock, star-telegram.com, 13 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for floweret
Noun
  • Place the broccoli florets and 1 1/2-inch scallion segments on a sheet pan.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 6 May 2025
  • The recall was initiated because the broccoli florets have the possibility of being contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Better to keep drawing it back, again and again, to the world around you: to the pinch in your shoe, to the buds in the trees, to the people—all the many, many people—who are right there beside you.
    Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 2 June 2025
  • Offering true noise cancellation and a sleek look, the Sony buds have great battery life with 8/5 hours and 21 hours with the case, excellent sound quality, and powerful mics for calls and commands.
    Carlos Mejia, PC Magazine, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • Growing these early bloomers beneath fruit trees can support spring pollinators awaiting fruit tree flowers.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2025
  • The Cape’s iconic hydrangeas are only a small piece of this 100-acre property, celebrating the rhododendrons initially hybridized by Charles Dexter, who experimented and produced hundreds of thousands of the flower varieties that still bloom on the property today.
    Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • Rome is particularly well-known for its pizza; if an option topped with anchovies and zucchini blossoms (fiori di zucca) is available, order it.
    Daliah Singer, Denver Post, 5 June 2025
  • In return, sunflowers encourage pollinators to visit and ensure your pumpkin and squash blossoms are pollinated.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • Future Society does not use the DNA to regrow the extinct blooms.
    Nicole Mowbray, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
  • Although the worst of this year’s crisis appears to be over, the center still has its work cut out to tend to the sick animals and prepare for the next bloom.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025

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“Floweret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floweret. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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