Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Floret

Floret , noun

[Old French florete, French fleurette, dim. of Old French lor, French fleur. See Flower, and compare Floweret, 3d Ferret.]

1.
(Botany) 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
2.
A foil; a blunt sword used in fencing. [Obsolete] — Cotgrave