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bracteole

bracteole noun: a small leaf of leaf-like structure directly subtending a flower or inflorescence whose stalk itself is subtended by a bract.

Noun

bracteole (plural bracteoles)

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

bracteole meaning in Tamil

bracteole in Tamil

பூக்காம்புச் செதில், பூவடிச்சிற்றிலை, பூவடிச்செதிள், பூவடுச் செதில்

Forms of bracteole

pluralbracteoles

Origin of bracteole

By surface analysis, bract + -eole (second element from -ea + -ole).

Words formed from bracteole

Questions about bracteole

What does bracteole mean?
Bracteole means a small leaf of leaf-like structure directly subtending a flower or inflorescence whose stalk itself is subtended by a bract.
What is bracteole in Tamil?
Bracteole in Tamil is பூக்காம்புச் செதில், பூவடிச்சிற்றிலை, பூவடிச்செதிள். See Bracteole meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bracteole?
Bracteole is a noun.
What is the plural of bracteole?
The plural of bracteole is bracteoles.

Words near bracteole in the dictionary

  1. bracteiferous
  2. bracteola
  3. bracteolae
  4. bracteolar
  5. bracteolate
  6. bracteole
  7. bracteoles
  8. bracteopetal
  9. bracteopetaloid
  10. bracteopetals
  11. bracteose

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bracteole (page history and authors); bracteole (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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