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bracteolate

American  
[brak-tee-uh-lit, -leyt, brak-tee-] / ˈbræk ti ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt, brækˈti- /

adjective

Botany.

  1. having bracteoles.

Etymology

Origin of bracteolate

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

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

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