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Fleuron

/ˈfl(j)əɹɑn/

An ornament or knob in the shape of a flower

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noun

1
An ornament or knob in the shape of a flower
2
The small flower at the centre of each side of a Corinthian abacus; a flos.
3
The typographic element (❧), used as a punctuation mark or for decoration.

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floretnoun	A small flower, especially one of a cluster in a composite flower.
flow'rnoun	(archaic or poetic) Alternative form of flower. [A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual reproduction.]
flowernoun	A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual reproduction.
knopnoun	A knob, usually ornamental
flournoun	Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry.
ball flowernoun	(architecture) An embellishment found on medieval buildings, consisting of a ball enclosed in the petals of a flower.
flowrenoun	Obsolete spelling of flower. [A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual reproduction.]
semifloretnoun	(botany) A floret, or floscule, with its corolla lengthened into a strap-shaped petal.
flowerernoun	Something (originally a plant) that flowers (often in a specified manner, or at a specified time)
tooth ornamentnoun	A Romanesque and Early Pointed moulding, consisting of a square four-leaved flower pointed in the centre.
ornamentnoun	An element of decoration; that which embellishes or adorns.
floriationnoun	ornamentation by means of flower forms, either realistic or stylized
inflorescencenoun	(botany) A group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches.
ballflowernoun	Alternative form of ball flower. [(architecture) An embellishment found on medieval buildings, consisting of a ball enclosed in the petals of a flower.]
flower petalnoun	A modified leaf that surrounds the reproductive parts of flowers, often brightly colored or unusually shaped to attract pollinators.
petalnoun	(botany) One of the component parts of the corolla of a flower. It applies particularly, but not necessarily only, when the corolla consists of separate parts, that is when the petals are not connately fused. Petals are often brightly colored.
blossomnoun	A flower, especially one indicating that a fruit tree is fruiting; (collectively) a mass of such flowers.
fruit bouquetnoun	An arrangement of fruit in the form of a bouquet.
flower headnoun	(botany) A compact cluster of florets having the appearance of a single flower (as in the daisy family).
ball-flowernoun	Alternative form of ball flower. [(architecture) An embellishment found on medieval buildings, consisting of a ball enclosed in the petals of a flower.]