English Explanatory Dictionary

bract

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

bract bracts bracte bractea

Etymology

From Latin bractea (“a thin plate of metal; gold leaf”).

Derived words

bracteal bracted bractiform bractless bractlet
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