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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bract n : a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence
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