bract
bract
Definition
bract (brakt)
noun
a modified leaf, usually small and scalelike, sometimes large and brightly colored, from whose axil grows a flower or inflorescence
Etymology: ModL bractea < L, thin metal plate
bract
Usage Examples
Converse of subject
- surround: This means they all have their seeds enclosed in ovaries, which are surrounded by bracts ( modified leaves, associated with flowers ).
Converse of object
- have: In some species they are solitary, others in racemes or umbels, and some species have leafy bracts above the flowers.
- produce: Of special interest is Davidia involucrata, which produces handkerchief bracts in early summer.
Adjective modifier
- pink: Liberty Pink NEW Salmon pink bracts above dark green foliage.
- white: Large white bracts, which hang beside the small clusters of flowers, give the plant its common names.
- green: The flower's petals are enclosed by hairy green bracts.
- red: A miracle happened â the red bracts that are associated with Christmas appeared on the weed.
- large: Large white bracts, which hang beside the small clusters of flowers, give the plant its common names.
- long: It has pretty reddish-purple flowers growing along long bracts and is indigenous to most parts of tropical America.
Preposition: above
- foliage: Liberty Pink NEW Salmon pink bracts above dark green foliage.
Noun used with modifier
- flower: In summer large, greenish yellow flower bracts are produced with a prominent black eye.
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