floret

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A little flower; one of the numerous little flowers which compose the head or anthodium in such flowers as the daisy, thistle, and dandelion.

A foil; a blunt sword used in fencing.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Because the rational approximations to the golden ratio are of the form F(j):F(j + 1), the nearest neighbors of floret number n are those at n ± F(j) for some index j, which depends on r, the distance from the center. Source: Internet

Each floret may be subtended by a bract, called a "palea" or "receptacular bract". Source: Internet

Because this ratio is irrational, no floret has a neighbor at exactly the same angle from the center, so the florets pack efficiently. Source: Internet

Some marginal florets may have no petals at all (filiform floret). Source: Internet

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