No. 6,213 in French
florette
A small flower or florets (as part of a plant or bouquet).
In a sentence
Elle porte une robe avec de jolies florette brodées.
She wears a dress with lovely embroidered little flowers.
In this sentence, 'florette' refers to small floral patterns or motifs on the dress.
Dans le jardin, les florette commencent à éclore sous le soleil printanier.
In the garden, the little flowers begin to bloom under the spring sun.
Here, 'florette' is used to describe actual small flowers that are blooming.
La recette nécessite un quartier de brocoli et quelques florette de chou-fleur.
The recipe requires a quarter of broccoli and several small cauliflower florets.
In this context, 'florette' refers to florets, which are small individual parts of a cauliflower or broccoli.
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