BRACT

Bract

In botany, a bract is a modified or specialized leaf, especially one associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis, or cone scale. Bracts are often different from foliage leaves. They may be smaller, larger, or of a different color, shape, or texture. Typically, they also look different from the parts of the flower, such as the petals and/or sepals.

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bract

Noun

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


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