bracteal


bract

B0442100 (brăkt)n. A leaflike or scalelike plant part, usually small, sometimes showy or brightly colored, and located just below a flower, a flower stalk, or an inflorescence.
[From Latin bractea, gold leaf, perhaps from Greek brakhein, to rattle.]
brac′te·al (brăk′tē-əl) adj.
Thesaurus
Adj.1.bracteal - pertaining to or resembling or functioning as a bract