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Epicalyx vs Bracteole - What's the difference?

epicalyx | bracteole |

In botany|lang=en terms the difference between epicalyx and bracteole

is that epicalyx is (botany) a group of bracts resembling a calyx while bracteole is (botany) a bract subtending an individual flower rather than an inflorescence.

As nouns the difference between epicalyx and bracteole

is that epicalyx is (botany) a group of bracts resembling a calyx while bracteole is (botany) a small leaf of leaf-like structure directly subtending a flower or inflorescence whose stalk itself is subtended by a bract.

epicalyx

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (botany) A group of bracts resembling a calyx

    • 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.