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bracteole

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brac⋅te⋅ole

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

Origin:
1820–30; < NL bracteola, equiv. to L bracte(a) a thin plate of metal, gold leaf + -ola -ole 1
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brac·te·ole   (brāk'tē-ōl')   
n.  A small bract.

[Latin bracteola, gold leaf, diminutive of bractea; see bract.]
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bracteole   (brāk'tē-ōl')  Pronunciation Key 
A small bract.
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