When a plant has a branched inflorescence the base of the inflorescence may have one or more bracts. Other bracts within the inflorescence can be referred to as bracteoles.
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(from the article `angiosperm`) ...When the flowers are borne in an inflorescence, the peduncle is the internode between the bract and the inflorescence; the internode between the ... ...stage in the mature seed. A seed consists of an embryo with two seed leaves (cotyledons), a stem axis, and a root, embedded in nutritive tissue of ... ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/104
A small bract-like structure borne singly or in pairs on the pedicel or calyx of a flower. ... (09 Oct 1997) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973