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Answer for the clue "A small bract ", 9 letters:
bracteole

Word definitions for bracteole in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
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.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bracteole \Brac"te*ole\, n. [L. bracteola, dim. of bractea. See Bractea .] (Bot.) Same as Bractlet .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a small bract [syn: bractlet ]