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Definitions for: Bract [n] a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
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.
See Also: bracteole, calycle, calyculus, epicalyx, false calyx, glume, husk, inflorescence, involucre, spathe
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