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bract
/ˈbrækt/
苞葉,苞
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Bract
n.
Bot.
(a)
A
leaf
,
usually
smaller
than
the
true
leaves
of
a
plant
,
from
the
axil
of
which
a
flower
stalk
arises
.
(b)
Any
modified
leaf
,
or
scale
,
on
a
flower
stalk
or
at
the
base
of
a
flower
.
Note:
☞
Bracts
are
often
inconspicuous
,
but
sometimes
large
and
showy
,
or
highly
colored
,
as
in
many
cactaceous
plants
.
The
spathes
of
aroid
plants
are
conspicuous
forms
of
bracts
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
bract
n
:
a
modified
leaf
or
leaflike
part
just
below
and
protecting
an
inflorescence
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