bracteole

[brak-tee-ohl]

brac·te·ole

[brak-tee-ohl]
noun Botany.
a small or secondary bract, as on a pedicel.
Also, bract·let [brakt-lit] .


Origin:
1820–30; < Neo-Latin bracteola, equivalent to Latin bracte(a) a thin plate of metal, gold leaf + -ola -ole1
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Bracteole is always a great word to know.
So is sporophyte. Does it mean:
plants without a xylem and phloem to transport fluid and nutrients internally
form of a diploid plant in the alternation of generations that produces asexual spores
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bracteole (ˈbræktɪˌəʊl)
 
n
Also called: 'bractlet a secondary bract subtending a flower within an inflorescence
 
[C19: from New Latin bracteola, from bractea thin metal plate; see bract]
 
bracteolate
 
adj

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bracteole   (brāk'tē-ōl')  Pronunciation Key 
A small bract.
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