corollet

English

Etymology

corolla +‎ -et

Noun

corollet (plural corollets)

(botany, obsolete) A floret in an aggregate flower.
- 1793, Thomas Martyn, The Language of Botany:
  […] the flat part of the corollet in ligulate florets

References

“corollet”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

colletor, colterol

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