English Explanatory Dictionary

bracteole

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small leaf of leaf-like structure directly subtending a flower or inflorescence whose stalk itself is subtended by a bract.
  2. A bract subtending an individual flower rather than an inflorescence.

Word forms

bracteole bracteoles

Etymology

By surface analysis, bract + -eole (second element from -ea + -ole).

Derived words

bracteolar bracteolate
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