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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

Related Forms:

  • bracteal brac′·teal (braktē əl) adjective
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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