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bractea

bractea is the alternative form of bract.

Meaning of bract

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

Forms of bractea

pluralbracteas

Questions about bractea

What is bractea the alternative form of?
Bractea is the alternative form of bract.

Words near bractea in the dictionary

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

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