Definition of bracteole in US English:
bracteole
noun ˈbraktēˌōlˈbraktēˌōl
A small bract, especially one on a floral stem.
Example sentencesExamples
- Mature flowers are scarlet without clear differentiation between bracteoles, sepals or petals.
- Ontogenetic studies of the bracteoles in Chenopodiaceae could contribute to resolution of a robust phylogeny for the family.
- Each fertile shoot is composed of two fused bracteoles, which surround the microsporophyll.
- Segmented pedicels that bear mature fruiting bracteoles are present in Obione moneta, whereas bracteoles are strongly adherent to the stem in 0. leucoclada.
- The genera of Atripliceae, as the tribe is traditionally defined, have flowers that are usually unisexual and enclosed by well-developed bracteoles.