floret

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Recent Examples of floret Balsa wood florets are natural, starlike, and reminiscent of poinsettia blooms. Sandra S. Soria, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2024 People enjoy it in cauliflower soup, cauliflower casserole, cauliflower rice or served as a side either as raw florets or in baked or roasted form. Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024 Some options include: Bell pepper strips Broccoli florets Carrot sticks Cauliflower florets Celery sticks Cucumber slices Grape or cherry tomatoes Radish slices Snap peas 7. Johna Burdeos, Health, 21 Oct. 2024 In classic Nashville hot chicken-style, this recipe uses the frying oil infused with spices to baste the crispy florets. Amanda Stanfield, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for floret 
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Noun
  • This teaser nips that in the bud right away, showing that Superman is very much physically fallible.
    Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The Trust for the National Mall's Adopt-A-Cherry-Tree Campaign lets gifters adopt a whole tree ($1,000) or little bud ($25) in someone's name, with a commemorative certificate.
    Anna Spiegel, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The freezing temperatures caused the loss of two crops –– the crop that was on the tree and the citrus flowers that were starting to bloom for the next crop, Murden said.
    Berenice Garcia, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The only print more joyful is the House of Hackney Hollyhocks Summer wallpaper in the playroom, where flowers cover every surface for an enchanted garden vibe.
    Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 26 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Boosters nevertheless clung to citrus and its markers — the smell of orange blossoms, the crate labels with idyllic scenes of Old California — as proof of our subtropical paradise.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The killers stuffed the playing card, with a club suit that looked like a plum blossom, down her back along with a note written in Chinese, saying her family failed to pay the ransom and taunting cops to find them.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024

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