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Definition of Bract
1. Noun. A modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence.
Group relationships: Inflorescence
Specialized synonyms: Calycle, Calyculus, Epicalyx, False Calyx, Bracteole, Bractlet, Spathe, Involucre, Glume
Generic synonyms: Husk
Derivative terms: Bracteal
Specialized synonyms: Calycle, Calyculus, Epicalyx, False Calyx, Bracteole, Bractlet, Spathe, Involucre, Glume
Generic synonyms: Husk
Derivative terms: Bracteal
Definition of Bract
1. n. A leaf, usually smaller than the true leaves of a plant, from the axil of which a flower stalk arises.
Definition of Bract
1. Noun. (botany) A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil of which a the stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bract
1. a leaflike plant part [n -S] : BRACTEAL, BRACTED [adj]
Medical Definition of Bract
1. A leaf-like structure, different in form from the foliage leaves and without an axillary bud, associated with an inflorescence or flower. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bract
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