'Bract' definitions:
Definition of 'bract'
(from WordNet)
noun
A modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence
Definition of 'Bract'
From: GCIDE
- Bract \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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'bract'
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