A leaf from the axil of which a flower or floral axis arises.
Definition of BRACT. 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. — brac·te·al \ˈbrak-tē-əl\ adjective. — brac·te·ate \-tē-ət, -ˌāt\ adjective. — bract·ed \-təd\ adjective. See bract defined for kids. Before understanding what a bract is, it is helpful to understand what it is not. First, it is not a part of the flower by definition. Complete flowers are composed of four parts: sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils. A bract is none of these. Neither is a bract a leaf, although it is sometimes defined as a leaflike structure. bract. n. A leaflike or scalelike plant part, usually small, sometimes showy or brightly colored, and located just below a flower, a flower stalk, or an inflorescence. Noun. 1. bract-a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence. inflorescence-the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk. calycle, calyculus, epicalyx, false calyx-a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus.
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