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bractlet

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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; < NL bracteola, equiv. to L bracte(a) a thin plate of metal, gold leaf + -ola -ole 1
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bracteole   (brāk'tē-ōl')  Pronunciation Key 
A small bract.
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