Bract vs. Bracteole
Bractnoun
(botany) A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises.
Bractnoun
A leaf, usually smaller than the true leaves of a plant, from the axil of which a flower stalk arises.
Bractnoun
a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence
Bract
In botany, a bract is a modified or specialized leaf, especially one associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis or cone scale. Bracts are often (but not always) different from foliage leaves.
Bracteolenoun
(botany) A small leaf of leaf-like structure directly subtending a flower or inflorescence whose stalk itself is subtended by a bract.
Bracteolenoun
(botany) A bract subtending an individual flower rather than an inflorescence.
Bracteolenoun
Same as Bractlet.
Bracteolenoun
a small bract
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