What is "bractlet"

Bractlet \Bract"let\, n. [Bract + -let] (Bot.) A bract on the stalk of a single flower, which is itself on a main stalk that support several flowers.
--Gray.

n. (context botany English) A bract on the stalk of a single flower, which is itself on a main stalk that supports several flowers.

n. a small bract [syn: bracteole]