Small flower (6)
I believe the answer is:
floret
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">small flower</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for floret that I've seen before include "Part of a cauliflower or broccoli head" , "Part of cauli head" , "Broccoli stem" , "Small flower" , "Piece of broccoli" .)