a small leaf like thing called a sepal
sepals
The sepal protects a flower's bud before it opens or blooms. The sepal is a green structure that also gives support to the petal once it blooms.
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the sepal
It protects the flower bud.
Bud scales
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. (:
Bracteole and calyx
Called a Sepal (plural is Calyx) they are the outer covering of a closed bud.
Modified leaf that protects a flower bud
Sepals