bracteole

English

Noun

bracteole (plural bracteoles)

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

Derived terms

• bracteolar
• bracteolate

 

Translations

a bract subtending an inflorescence whose stalk itself is subtended by a bract

• Polish: plewinka f
• Portuguese: bractéola f