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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Plants add stunning texture and shining color to the garden with metallic, lavender-blue bracts surrounding flowers that stand erect on purple stems.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 6 June 2025
Concurrently, the pH of the planting medium determines the color of the floral bracts on mophead hydrangeas.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2025
Much like a poinsettia, the actual flower is insignificant, but the surrounding 3 to 6 colorful bracts are spectacular.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 May 2025
The white blooms it's known for are actually four petal-like bracts that surround the real flowers.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 6 June 2025
Concurrently, the pH of the planting medium determines the color of the floral bracts on mophead hydrangeas.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2025
Much like a poinsettia, the actual flower is insignificant, but the surrounding 3 to 6 colorful bracts are spectacular.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 May 2025
The white blooms it's known for are actually four petal-like bracts that surround the real flowers.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Bract.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bract. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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bract
noun
: a small leaf or leaflike structure at the base of a flower or flower cluster
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