Definition of Bracteole

1. Noun. A small bract.

Exact synonyms: Bractlet
Generic synonyms: 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

1. [n -S]

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

brackishnesses
brackishwater
bracks
bracky
braconid
braconids
bracovirus
bracoviruses
bract
bractea
bracteal
bracteate
bracteates
bracted
bracteolate
bracteole (current term)
bracteoles
bracteose
bractiform
bractless
bractlet
bractlets
bracts
brad
bradaczekite
bradawl
bradawls
bradded
bradding
bradleyite

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 ..."

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