bract
noun
\ ˈbrakt
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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
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Other Words from bract
bracteal
\ ˈbrak-tē-əl
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adjective
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adjective
bracteate
\ ˈbrak-tē-ət
, -ˌāt \
adjective
, -ˌāt \
adjective
bracted
\ ˈbrak-təd
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of bract in a Sentence
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More likely, however, your plant is experiencing short days in partial shade that encourages out-of-season red bracts. — Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com, "Shade encourages red bracts in poinsettia plant," 27 July 2019 This time of year, Troy collects linden blossoms and bracts to make a calming floral tea-like tissane. — Colleen Smith, The Denver Post, "Tips on harvesting herbs for good food and your good health," 27 June 2019 The tipping also encourages more side stems and at the end of each side stem, a colored bract will emerge. — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, "Container plants perfect for the San Antonio summer heat," 15 June 2018 These blooms are, in fact, the flowers’ bracts, but most gardeners naturally think of them as this handsome tree’s flowers. — Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle, "Evergreen dogwood: Some bark and lots of blooms," 18 May 2018 Salmon pink flowers are tiny and ephemeral, but the red and yellow bracts that surround them remain ornamental for months. — Karen Dardick, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Bromeliads create garden drama," 17 May 2018 Eventually, the bracts fall and the flowers develop into bright red berries. — Dave Taft, New York Times, "Blaze of Glory," 16 May 2018 Some other species of dogwood don’t have bracts at all, just clusters of fluffy, delicate small flowers. — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, "Classic dogwood likely won't survive in Chicago yards, but others will," 4 Apr. 2018 This grows into a tall, rangy shrub whose scarlet bracts appear in the winter. — Adrian Higgins, Houston Chronicle, "Dreaming of a white (or pink) poinsettia?," 15 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bract.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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