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noun
A small leaf of leaf-like structure directly subtending a flower or inflorescence whose stalk itself is subtended by a bract.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
A bract subtending an individual flower rather than an inflorescence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
a small bract
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bractlet
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Broader terms: bract
History
By surface analysis, bract + -eole (second element from -ea + -ole).
Across languages
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