bractlet

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noun

A bract on the stalk of a single flower, which is itself on a main stalk that supports several flowers

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bracteole
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Meanings

nounbractlet (plural bractlets)

plural bractlets

  1. biologyA bract on the stalk of a single flower, which is itself on a main stalk that supports several flowers

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna small bract

Similar
bracteole
Broader
bract
Also see
bracteole

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From bract + -let.

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APA

bractlet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bractlet

MLA

“bractlet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bractlet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bractlet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bractlet.

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