bracteole

== English == === Etymology === By surface analysis, bract +‎ -eole (second element from -ea +‎ -ole). === Noun === bracteole (plural bracteoles) (botany) A small leaf of leaf-like structure directly subtending a flower or inflorescence whose stalk itself is subtended by a bract. (botany) A bract subtending an individual flower rather than an inflorescence. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====