bract

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\ ˈbrakt

Definition of bract

1 : a leaf from the axil of which a flower or floral axis arises

2 : a leaf borne on a floral axis especially : one subtending a flower or flower cluster

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Other Words from bract

bracteal \ ˈbrak-tē-əl

\ adjective

bracteate \ ˈbrak-tē-ət

, -ˌāt \ adjective

bracted \ ˈbrak-təd

\ adjective

Examples of bract in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The flowers are born in clusters of 5-7 blooms out of a long narrow pale green bract. — Janet Carson, Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2021 The tipping also encourages side stems, and at the end of each side stem a colored bract will emerge. — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 30 July 2020 If the plants do not have at least a hint of color in the bracts, look for the light source. — Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Nov. 2019 More likely, however, your plant is experiencing short days in partial shade that encourages out-of-season red bracts. — Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 27 July 2019 This time of year, Troy collects linden blossoms and bracts to make a calming floral tea-like tissane. — Colleen Smith, The Denver Post, 27 June 2019 The tipping also encourages more side stems and at the end of each side stem, a colored bract will emerge. — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 15 June 2018 These blooms are, in fact, the flowers’ bracts, but most gardeners naturally think of them as this handsome tree’s flowers. — Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 May 2018 Salmon pink flowers are tiny and ephemeral, but the red and yellow bracts that surround them remain ornamental for months. — Karen Dardick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 17 May 2018

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