bractlet

English

Etymology

bract +‎ -let

Noun

bractlet (plural bractlets)

  1. (botany) A bract on the stalk of a single flower, which is itself on a main stalk that supports several flowers[1]

References
  1. 1857, Asa Gray, First Lessons in Botany and Vegetable Physiology
  • bractlet in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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