bracteole [brak-tee-ohl] ExamplesWord Origin noun Botany.
- a small or secondary bract, as on a pedicel.
Also bract·let [brakt-lit] /ˈbrækt lɪt/. Origin of bracteole 1820–30; New Latin bracteola, equivalent to Latin bracte(a) a thin plate of metal, gold leaf + -ola -ole1 Examples from the Web for bracteole Historical Examples of bracteole
Bractlet (Bracteola), or Bracteole, is a bract seated on the pedicel or flower-stalk, 73.
Asa Gray
British Dictionary definitions for bracteole bracteole noun
- a secondary bract subtending a flower within an inflorescenceAlso called: ‘bractlet
Derived Formsbracteolate (ˈbræktɪəlɪt, -ˌleɪt), adjectiveWord Origin for bracteole C19: from New Latin bracteola, from bractea thin metal plate; see bract bracteole in Science bracteole [brăk′tē-ōl′]
- A small bract.