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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French lavender has similar rabbit ear bracts, but its leaves are saw-toothed, grey-green and somewhat fuzzy.
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Lee Somerville, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024
Over the decades, some people, including scientists and public health officials, would maintain that this fluid and the bracts themselves can deliver a hefty — and possibly fatal — jolt of poison to any cat, dog, or person foolish enough to sample them.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
Is a Poinsettia a Flower? Poinsettias are not flowers but shrubs — the colorful leaves that look like flowers are known as bracts.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
Luckily, the showy bracts can hold their colors for months.
—Janet B. Carson, arkansasonline.com, 11 Dec. 2023
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Lee Somerville, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024
Over the decades, some people, including scientists and public health officials, would maintain that this fluid and the bracts themselves can deliver a hefty — and possibly fatal — jolt of poison to any cat, dog, or person foolish enough to sample them.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
Is a Poinsettia a Flower? Poinsettias are not flowers but shrubs — the colorful leaves that look like flowers are known as bracts.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
Luckily, the showy bracts can hold their colors for months.
—Janet B. Carson, arkansasonline.com, 11 Dec. 2023
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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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