About The Word Bract
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Bract
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What's The Definition Of Bract?
[n] a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence
Synonyms | Synonyms for Bract: Related Terms | Find terms related to Bract: blade | bracteole | bractlet | cotyledon | flag | floral leaf | foliole | frond | glume | involucre | involucrum | lamina | leaf | leaflet | lemma | ligule | needle | petal | pile | pine needle | seed leaf | sepal | spathe | spear | spire | stipula | stipule See Also | bracteole | calycle | calyculus | epicalyx | false calyx | glume | husk | inflorescence | involucre | spathe Bract In Webster's Dictionary \Bract\, n. [See {Bractea}.] (Bot.)
(a) A leaf, usually smaller than the true leaves of a plant,
from the axil of which a flower stalk arises.
(b) Any modified leaf, or scale, on a flower stalk or at the
base of a flower.
Note: Bracts are often inconspicuous, but sometimes large and
showy, or highly colored, as in many cactaceous plants.
The spathes of aroid plants are conspicuous forms of
bracts.
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