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Definition of Bracteole
1. Noun. A small bract.
Definition of Bracteole
1. n. Same as Bractlet.
Definition of Bracteole
1. Noun. (botany) A small leaf of leaf-like structure directly subtending a flower or inflorescence whose stalk itself is subtended by a bract. ¹
2. Noun. (botany) A bract subtending an individual flower rather than an inflorescence. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bracteole
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Medical Definition of Bracteole
1. A small bract-like structure borne singly or in pairs on the pedicel or calyx of a flower. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bracteole
Literary usage of Bracteole
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club by Torrey Botanical Club (1899)
"bracteole, X 23- 15. Second (next to the inmost) bracteole from another plant,
X 23- 16. Inmost bract, X 23- 17 and 18. Ventral and dorsal aspects of ..."