bractlet

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English

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Etymology

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From bract +‎ -let.

Noun

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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

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  1. ^ Asa Gray (1857) “[Glossary [].] Bractlet.”, in First Lessons in Botany and Vegetable Physiology, [], New York, N.Y.: Ivison & Phinney and G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam & Co., [], →OCLC.