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BRACTLET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bractlet mean? 

BRACTLET (noun)
  The noun BRACTLET has 1 sense:

1. a small bractplay

  Familiarity information: BRACTLET used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BRACTLET (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A small bract

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bracteole; bractlet

Hypernyms ("bractlet" is a kind of...):

bract (a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence)


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