bracteola

  • 41lucida —   , lucidum   L. clear.   1) A new name required for the purposes of nomenclature thereby making clear the identity of the species. Calamagrostis lucida   2) very different from another species of the same genus growing in a similar habitat.… …

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  • 42bracteole — brac•te•ole [[t]ˈbræk tiˌoʊl[/t]] also bract•let [[t]ˈbrækt lɪt[/t]] n. bot a small or secondary bract, as on a pedicel • Etymology: 1820–30; < NL bracteola < L bracte(a) a thin plate of metal brac′te•o•late ə lɪt, ˌleɪt adj …

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  • 43bracteole — /ˈbræktioʊl/ (say brakteeohl) noun a small or secondary bract, as on a pedicel. Also, bractlet /ˈbræktlət/ (say braktluht). {New Latin bracteōla} …

  • 44fueille — Fueille, f. penac. Folium. Dont il vient et est commun à toute sorte de fueille, soit d arbres, soit d herbes, soit de fleurs, Frons, Frondis. Ce mot est employé en plusieurs autres significations, comme quand on dit, Une fueille de papier, ou de …

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  • 45brac|te|o|late — «BRAK tee uh liht, layt», adjective. having bractlets. ╂[< Latin bracteola a thin gold leaf (diminutive) < brattea bract] …

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