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Webster 1913 Edition


Bractlet

Bract′let

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Noun.
[
Bract
+
-let
]
(Bot.)
A bract on the stalk of a single flower, which is itself on a main stalk that support several flowers.
Gray.

Definition 2024


bractlet

bractlet

English

Noun

bractlet (plural bractlets)

  1. (botany) A bract on the stalk of a single flower, which is itself on a main stalk that supports several flowers.
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