In botany|lang=en terms the difference between bracteose and bracteole
is that bracteose is (botany) having (many) bracts while bracteole is (botany) a bract subtending an individual flower rather than an inflorescence.
As an adjective bracteose
is (botany) having (many) bracts.
As a noun bracteole is
(botany) a small leaf of leaf-like structure directly subtending a flower or inflorescence whose stalk itself is subtended by a bract.
bracteole
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(botany) A small leaf of leaf-like structure directly subtending a flower or inflorescence whose stalk itself is subtended by a bract.
(botany) A bract subtending an individual flower rather than an inflorescence.