FLOS'CULOUS, adjective [infra.] In botany, a flosculous flower is a compound flower, composed entirely of florets with funnel-shaped petals, as in burdock, thistle and artichoke. This is the term used by Tournefort. For this Linne used tubulous.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.