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bract

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

Noun

bract (plural bracts)

  1. 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.1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants, J. Johnson, page 9
    • A Verticil or Whirl may be[…]Naked; that is without involucre, bracte or brittle. Bracted - or Involucred1793, Thomas Martyn, The Language of Botany

bract meaning in Tamil and Malayalam

bract in Tamil

செதில், பூவடிச் செதில், பூவடியிலை, காம்பிதழ், பூ வட்டம், பூவடுச் சிற்றிலை

bract in Malayalam

bract or spathe of coconut tree
കൊതുമ്പ് kotumpŭ

Examples of bract in a sentence

  • Great dense patches of them grew, four and five and six feet deep, impenetrable swathes of dark green bracts that advertised their danger.2017, Benjamin Myers, The Gallows Pole, Bloomsbury, published 2019, page 31:
  • When you peel away the bracts and reveal the soft heart, you have reached what Ms.2026 May 11, Amanda Schupak, “How Healthy Are Artichokes?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

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Forms of bract

pluralbracts
alternative formbracte
alternative formbractea

Origin of bract

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

Words formed from bract

Questions about bract

What does bract mean?
Bract means a leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises.
What is bract in Tamil?
Bract in Tamil is செதில், பூவடிச் செதில், பூவடியிலை. See Bract meaning in Tamil.
How do you use bract in a sentence?
Great dense patches of them grew, four and five and six feet deep, impenetrable swathes of dark green bracts that advertised their danger.
What part of speech is bract?
Bract is a noun.
What is the plural of bract?
The plural of bract is bracts.

Words near bract in the dictionary

  1. braconnière
  2. braconnières
  3. bracoviral
  4. bracovirus
  5. bracoviruses
  6. bract
  7. bractea
  8. bracteal
  9. bracteas
  10. bracteate
  11. bracteately

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bract (page history and authors); bract (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); കൊതുമ്പ് (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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