bracteole
(ˈbræktiːəʊl)
[ad. L. bracteola (also used unchanged) a thin leaf of gold, also (mod.), a small bract.]
A small bract, a bractlet.
| 1830 Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 165 Calyx..occasionally with 2 bracteolæ at the base. 1876 Harley Mat. Med. 709 Calyx usually surrounded by three narrow bracteoles. |