| 单词 |
floscule |
| 释义 |
floscule|ˈflɒskjuːl| [a. F. floscule, ad. L. flōscul-us, dim. of flōs flower.] †1. Something in the shape of a little flower.
1669W. Simpson Hydrol. Chym. 53 What remained was a bright styriate floscule. †b. An embellishment or ornament (of speech). Obs. Cf. Ger. floskel.
1669Sir K. Digby's Closet Open. To Rdr., There needs no Rhetoricating Floscules to set it off. 2. Bot. A small blossom of a composite flower; a floret.
1785Martyn Rousseau's Bot. vi. 67 Giving the names of Floscules or Florets to the little component flowers. 1805Edin. Rev. VI. 85 Each single anther will constitute a male floscule. 1828in Webster. |

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