bracteole

English

Noun

bracteole (plural bracteoles)

(botany) A small leaf of leaf-like structure directly subtending a flower or inflorescence whose stalk itself is subtended by a bract.
(botany) A bract subtending an individual flower rather than an inflorescence.

Translations

a bract subtending an inflorescence whose stalk itself is subtended by a bract

Polish: plewinka f
Portuguese: bractéola f

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