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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(botany) A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises..
In this vegetable monster the bractes, or divisions of the spike, become wonderfully enlarged; and are converted into leaves.
A Verticil or Whirl may be[…]Naked; that is without involucre, bracte or brittle. Bracted - or Involucred
Great dense patches of them grew, four and five and six feet deep, impenetrable swathes of dark green bracts that advertised their danger.
Use bract when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bract means (botany) A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises..
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In this vegetable monster the bractes, or divisions of the spike, become wonderfully enlarged; and are converted into leaves.
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