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. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Bract + -let ] (Bot.) A bract on the stalk of a single flower, which is itself on a main stalk that support several flowers. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]
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