- bracteole
- noun Etymology: New Latin bracteola, from Latin, diminutive of bractea Date: circa 1828 a small bract especially on a floral axis
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Bracteole — Brac te*ole, n. [L. bracteola, dim. of bractea. See {Bractea}.] (Bot.) Same as {Bractlet}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bractéole — [bʀakteɔl] n. f. ÉTYM. 1566; lat. bracteola, de bractea. → Bractée. ❖ ♦ Bot. Bractée d ordre secondaire, à la base des pédicelles d une inflorescence composée … Encyclopédie Universelle
bractéolé — bractéolé, ée (bra kté o lé, lée) adj. Terme de botanique. Qui est pourvu de bractéoles … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
bracteole — /brak tee ohl /, n. Bot. a small or secondary bract, as on a pedicel. Also, bractlet /brakt lit/. [1820 30; < NL bracteola, equiv. to L bracte(a) a thin plate of metal, gold leaf + ola OLE1] * * * … Universalium
bracteole — noun a) A small leaf of leaf like structure directly subtending a flower or inflorescence whose stalk itself is subtended by a bract. b) A bract subtending an individual flower rather than an inflorescence … Wiktionary
bractéole — (bra kté o l ) s. f. Terme de botanique. Petite bractée. Terme de métier. Feuille ou lame d or ; rognure de feuilles d or. ÉTYMOLOGIE Diminutif de bractée … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
bracteole — n. (Botany) small bract; secondary bract … English contemporary dictionary
bracteole — brac·te·ole … English syllables
bracteole — brac•te•ole [[t]ˈbræk tiˌoʊl[/t]] also bract•let [[t]ˈbrækt lɪt[/t]] n. bot a small or secondary bract, as on a pedicel • Etymology: 1820–30; < NL bracteola < L bracte(a) a thin plate of metal brac′te•o•late ə lɪt, ˌleɪt adj … From formal English to slang
bracteole — /ˈbræktioʊl/ (say brakteeohl) noun a small or secondary bract, as on a pedicel. Also, bractlet /ˈbræktlət/ (say braktluht). {New Latin bracteōla} …
