bracteolate

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Having small parts that look like leaves under a flower or group of flowers

adjective
/ˌbræk.tiˈoʊ.lɪt/

Specialized

: bracteolado

The bracteolate flowers were easily identified by the tiny leaf-like structures beneath the blossom.

Examples

In some grasses, the spikelets are bracteolate, distinguishing them from related types.
This species is notable for its bracteolate inflorescence, which aids in species distinction.
The bracteolate flowers of the plant are quite unique.
Some species are bracteolate while others are not.
The bracteolate flowers of this plant have small leaf-like structures that help attract pollinators.
In botany, bracteolate describes species with distinct, small bracts positioned below the flowers.
You can recognize bracteolate plants by the small bracts that often accompany their blossoms.

Synonyms

bracted

vsbracteolate

Specialized

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A plant that has small leaf-like parts near its flowers that often protect them

is narrower, referring to small bracts beneath the blossom

bracteate

vsbracteolate

Specialized

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Having small leaf-like parts under flowers

is specific to small bracts located beneath the blossom

bracteal

vsbracteolate

Specialized

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Like a leaf just below a flower that often looks bright

is about actually having small bracts beneath the blossom rather than relating

How Bracted

bracteate

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bracteolate

Specialized

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ebracteate

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Surface Forms

bracteolate positive

Morphology

bracteolate = bracteole (opaque) = bract + eole + ate

The adjective is formed regularly from the botanical noun 'bracteole' plus '-ate', so the structure is clear if that technical base is known.

Etymology

Bracteolate comes from bract, a word for a small, leaf-like part under a flower, and the little ending -ole, which means 'small' like in 'booklet'. So, bracteolate means 'having tiny leaf-like parts beneath the blossom'.