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Word: Bract
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 18th century: from Latin bractea ‘thin plate of metal’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
brakt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a modified leaf or scale, typically small, with a flower or flower cluster in its axil. Bracts are sometimes larger and more brightly coloured than the true flower, as in poinsettia.
Short Definition:modified leaf or scale with flower or flower cluster in its axil
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