bracteolate

[ brak-tee-uh-lit, -leyt, brak-tee- ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. having bracteoles.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bracteolate¹

1820–30; < New Latin bracteolātus, equivalent to bracteol ( a ) bracteole + -ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Within this petaloid perianth is a membranous one, together with a boat-shaped bracteolate body, entire.

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