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bracteole
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English
Etymology
By surface analysis, bract + -eole (second element from -ea + -ole).
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.
Derived terms
Translations
a bract subtending an inflorescence whose stalk itself is subtended by a bract
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