flosculous

adjective

flos·​cu·​lous

ˈfläskyələs

variants or less commonly flosculose

-ˌlōs

1

: composed of florets

2

of a floret : tubular in form

—used especially of the disk flowers of a composite

Word History

Etymology

Latin flosculus + English -ous or -ose

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