Associations to the word «Bracteole»

Wiktionary

BRACTEOLE, noun. (botany) A small leaf of leaf-like structure directly subtending a flower or inflorescence whose stalk itself is subtended by a bract.
BRACTEOLE, noun. (botany) A bract subtending an individual flower rather than an inflorescence.

Dictionary definition

BRACTEOLE, noun. A small bract.

Wise words

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