An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
FLORET
floret, floweret
(noun) a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
floret (plural florets)
A small flower, especially one of a cluster in a composite flower.
Anagrams
• Lefort, forlet, lofter, torfel
Source: Wiktionary
Flo"ret, n. Etym: [OF. florete, F. fleurette, dim. of OF. lor, F. fleur. See Flower, and cf. Floweret, 3d Ferret.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A little flower; one of the numerous little flowers which compose the head or anthodium in such flowers as the daisy, thistle, and dandelion. Gray.
2. Etym: [F. fleuret.]
Definition: A foil; a blunt sword used in fencing. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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