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A little flower; one of the numerous little flowers which compose the head or anthodium in such flowers as the daisy, thistle, and dandelion.

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  1. n. A little flower; one of the numerous little flowers which compose the head or anthodium in such flowers as the daisy, thistle, and dandelion.
  2. n. A foil; a blunt sword used in fencing.
  3. n. a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower)
  4. 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. 2. Etym: [F. fleuret.] A foil; a blunt sword used in fencing. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
  5. A little flower; one of the numerous little flowers whichcompose the head or anthodium in such flowers as the daisy, thistle,and dandelion. Gray.
  6. n:100 n. a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower)