bractlet

A noun referring to a small bract, which is a modified leaf associated with a flower or inflorescence.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa uma pequena bráctea, ou seja, uma folha modificada associada a uma flor ou inflorescência.

1. Small bract C2 formal scientific

   A small, leaf-like structure that grows on a plant, typically subtending a flower or inflorescence, smaller than a bract.

   • The botanist carefully examined the bractlet under the microscope.
   • Each flower in the cluster is subtended by a tiny bractlet.
   • The bractlet of this species is often overlooked due to its size.

   🇵🇹Pequena bráctea

   Sinônimos: bracteoleprophyll