- a specialized leaf, usually smaller than the foliage leaves, with a single flower or inflorescence growing in its axil
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bract /brækt/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Botanya leaflike plant part, usually at the base of a flower.
bract
(brakt),USA pronunciation n. [Bot.]
brac•te•al
(brak′tē əl),USA pronunciation adj.
bract′ed, adj.
bract′less, adj.
- Botanya specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- Latin: a thin plate of metal
- 1760–70; earlier bractea
bract′less, adj.
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bract /brækt/ n
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