1. Noun
A leaf, usually smaller than the true leaves of a plant, from the axil of which a flower stalk arises.
2. Noun
Any modified leaf, or scale, on a flower stalk or at the base of a flower.
3. Noun
a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence
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