What is "bracteole"

Bracteole \Brac"te*ole\, n. [L. bracteola, dim. of bractea. See Bractea.] (Bot.) Same as Bractlet.

n. 1 (context botany English) A small leaf of leaf-like structure directly subtending a flower or inflorescence whose stalk itself is subtended by a bract. 2 (context botany English) A bract subtending an individual flower rather than an inflorescence.

n. a small bract [syn: bractlet]