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Princeton's WordNet
bractnoun
a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence
Wiktionary
bractnoun
A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil of which a the stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises.
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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 usually 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 or sepals. A plant having bracts is referred to as bracteate or bracteolate, while one that lacks them is referred to as ebracteate and ebracteolate, without bracts.
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bract
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 in size, shape, or color from other foliage to attract pollinators or protect the reproductive structures of the plant.
Webster Dictionary
Bractnoun
a leaf, usually smaller than the true leaves of a plant, from the axil of which a flower stalk arises
Bractnoun
any modified leaf, or scale, on a flower stalk or at the base of a flower
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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.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Bract
brakt, n. an irregularly developed leaf at the base of the flower-stalk.—adjs. Brac′teal, Brac′teate, Bract′ed, Brac′teolate.—n. Brac′teole, a little bract at the base of the stalk of a single flower which is itself on a main stalk supporting several flowers.—adj. Bract′less, destitute of bracts. [L. bractea, a thin plate of metal, gold-leaf.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bract in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
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The numerical value of bract in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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- بركتArabic
- bràcteaCatalan, Valencian
- listenCzech
- højbladeDanish
- TragblattGerman
- brakteoEsperanto
- brácteaSpanish
- suojuslehtiFinnish
- bractéeFrench
- murvalevélHungarian
- bractIndonesian
- bratteaItalian
- 苞葉Japanese
- bracteaeLatin
- плодна лушпа, прицветникMacedonian
- schutbladDutch
- bractNorwegian
- przykwiatekPolish
- brácteaPortuguese
- bracteeRomanian
- прицветникRussian
- högbladSwedish
- ใบประดับThai
- bractTurkish
- lá bắcVietnamese
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