Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bracteole

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bracte-ole
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

A bract subtending an individual flower rather than an inflorescence.

Etymology

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

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

bracteoles (plural)

Derived Forms

bracteolar bracteolate

Synonyms

bractlet

Questions

What does bracteole mean?: A small leaf of leaf-like structure directly subtending a flower or inflorescence whose stalk itself is subtended by a bract.
Where does bracteole come from?: By surface analysis, bract + -eole (second element from -ea + -ole).

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