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单词 bracteole
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bracteole

[ brak-tee-ohl ]
/ ˈbræk tiˌoʊl /

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

Words nearby bracteole

Bracknell Forest, braconid, bract, bracteate, bracteolate, bracteole, brad, bradawl, Bradbury, bradded, Braddock
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Example sentences from the Web for bracteole

  • Bractlet (Bracteola), or Bracteole, is a bract seated on the pedicel or flower-stalk, 73.

    The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for bracteole

bracteole
/ (ˈbræktɪˌəʊl) /

noun

a secondary bract subtending a flower within an inflorescenceAlso called: 'bractlet

Derived forms of bracteole

bracteolate (ˈbræktɪəlɪt, -ˌleɪt), adjective

Word Origin for bracteole

C19: from New Latin bracteola, from bractea thin metal plate; see bract
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for bracteole

bracteole
[ brăktē-ōl′ ]

A small bract.
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