1. Small flowers or flower-like structures; plural of flowerette.
Usage: Often used in botany and horticulture to describe small individual florets within a composite flower head or cluster.
2. The small edible green flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower.
Usage: Common in culinary contexts; informal usage.

Examples

• The sunflower head is composed of hundreds of tiny flowerettes arranged in a spiral pattern.
• She steamed the broccoli flowerettes until they were tender but still crisp.
• The botanist examined the flowerettes under a microscope to study their structure.
• The cauliflower flowerettes were roasted with olive oil and garlic.
• Each flowerette in the cluster blooms at a slightly different time.
• The recipe called for fresh flowerettes of broccoli and a light cheese sauce.