bracteiform

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• bracteiform — adj. [L. bractea, small leaf; forma, shape] Bractlike …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• bract —   n. leaf from axil of which flower is produced.    ♦ bracteal, a. bract like.    ♦ bracteate,   a. bearing bracts.    ♦ bracteiform, a. bract shaped.    ♦ bracteole, n. small bract; bract at base of flower.    ♦ bracteolate, a. having bracteoles …   Dictionary of difficult words