Definition of Bract. Meaning of Bract. Synonyms of Bract

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Definition of Bract

Bract
Bract Bract, n. [See Bractea.] (Bot.) (a) A leaf, usually smaller than the true leaves of a plant, from the axil of which a flower stalk arises. (b) Any modified leaf, or scale, on a flower stalk or at the base of a flower. Note: Bracts are often inconspicuous, but sometimes large and showy, or highly colored, as in many cactaceous plants. The spathes of aroid plants are conspicuous forms of bracts.

Meaning of Bract from wikipedia

- botany, a bract is a modified or specialized leaf, ****ociated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis or cone scale. Bracts are usually...
- Abaca bract mosaic virus (ABrMV) is a plant pathogenic virus. It is transmitted by Pentalonia nigronervosa, Aphis gossypii, and Rhopalosiphum maidis....
- (0.61 metres) tall. Malvidin 3-rutinoside is a pigment responsible for bract color in C. alismatifolia. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cur****a...
- Verbena bracteata is a species of verbena known by the common names bracted vervain, bigbract verbena, prostrate vervain, and **** vervain. It is native...
- in the locule Elbow of the bract Tall (< 0.28) Short (> 0.30) Bend of the bract The bract wraps behind the opening The bract raises without bending behind...
- In botany, a glume is a bract (leaf-like structure) below a spikelet in the inflorescence (flower cluster) of gr****es (Poaceae) or the flowers of sedges...
- placement of bracts include: Some plants have bracts that subtend the inflorescence, where the flowers are on branched stalks; the bracts are not connected...
- flowers are subtended by con****uous long, tapering bracts which are 1–6 cm long, with the lower bracts longer and typically greatly exceeding the length...
- Banana bract mosaic virus (BBrMV) is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Potyviridae. BBrMV is transmitted by aphid. ICTVdB - The Universal Virus Database:...
- produced from spring to autumn; their distinctive feature is the papery bracts that resemble petals. The species is widespread, growing in a variety of...