bract

Meaning

A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises.

Synonyms

Translations

Tragblatt

βράκτειον

Hochblatt

brakte

الورقة

bürgü

Deckblatt

Etymology

From Latin bractea (“a thin plate of metal; gold leaf”).

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