bractlet

English

Etymology

bract +‎ -let

Noun

bractlet (plural bractlets)

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

References

1857, Asa Gray, First Lessons in Botany and Vegetable Physiology

“bractlet”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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