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bracteole

Pronunciation:  'braktee`owl

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a small bract
 
 See Also: bract

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Brac"te*ole\, n. [L. bracteola, dim. of bractea. See
{Bractea}.] (Bot.)
Same as {Bractlet}.

 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: A small bract-like structure borne singly or in pairs on the pedicel or calyx of a flower.
 

 

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