noun
small flower; floret
General term for a small flower, or specifically a floret in a composite flower head.
庭に小花がたくさん咲いている。
Many small flowers are blooming in the garden.
キク科の小花は頭状花序を形成する。
The florets of Asteraceae form a capitulum.
noun
pseudanthium
Botanical term for a false flower, an inflorescence that resembles a single flower. Compare with 偽花.
See also: 偽花
トウダイグサ科の杯状花序は小花の集合体で、偽花とも呼ばれる。
The cyathium of Euphorbiaceae is a cluster of florets, also called a pseudanthium.