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Bract   Listen
noun
Bract  n.  (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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Words linked to "Bract" :   bracteole, involucre, spathe, false calyx, glume, husk, inflorescence, calycle, bracteal, bractlet, epicalyx, calyculus



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