Ray Floret (Noun)
Meaning
Small flower with a flat strap-shaped corolla usually occupying the peripheral rings of a composite flower.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The ray florets of the daisy are large and showy, attracting pollinators to the disc florets.
- In the center of the sunflower are hundreds of tiny disc florets surrounded by large ray florets.
- The periphery of the composite flower is made up of many small ray florets in shades of pink and yellow.
- The petals of the ray florets are modified to resemble large, strap-shaped flowers that catch the eye.
- As the bud of the flower opens, the ray florets unfurl to reveal the tightly packed disc florets at the center.