bracteole

brac·te·ole

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [brak-tee-ohl]
- /ˈbræk tiˌoʊl/
- /brˈaktɪˌəʊl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [brak-tee-ohl]
- /ˈbræk tiˌoʊl/

Definitions of bracteole word

noun bracteole a secondary bract subtending a flower within an inflorescence 3
noun bracteole a small or secondary bract, as on a pedicel. 1
noun bracteole (botany) A small leaf of leaf-like structure directly subtending a flower or inflorescence whose stalk itself is subtended by a bract. 0
noun bracteole (botany) A bract subtending an individual flower rather than an inflorescence. 0

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Origin of bracteole

First appearance:

before 1820

One of the 38% newest English words

1820-30; < New Latin bracteola, equivalent to Latin bracte(a) a thin plate of metal, gold leaf + -ola -ole1

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Parts of speech for Bracteole

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bracteole popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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