Found 2 items, similar to Bracts.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: bract bract n : a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence
English → English (gcide) Definition: 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] ||