BRACTEOLE

bracteole, bractlet

(noun) a small bract

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

bracteole (plural bracteoles)

(botany) A small leaf of leaf-like structure directly subtending a flower or inflorescence whose stalk itself is subtended by a bract.

(botany) A bract subtending an individual flower rather than an inflorescence.

Source: Wiktionary


Brac"te*ole, n. Etym: [L. bracteola, dim. of bractea. See Bractea.] (Bot.)

Definition: Same as Bractlet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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