bract
English Thesaurus
1. a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | husk, |
| definition | : | outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | spathe, |
| definition | : | a conspicuous bract surrounding or subtending a spadix or other inflorescence (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | involucre, |
| definition | : | a highly conspicuous bract or bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | glume, |
| definition | : | small dry membranous bract found in inflorescences of Gramineae and Cyperaceae (noun.plant) |
| part meronym | : | inflorescence, |
| definition | : | the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk (noun.plant) |
| derivation | : | bracteal, |
| definition | : | pertaining to or resembling or functioning as a bract (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | bracteal, |
| definition | : | pertaining to or resembling or functioning as a bract (adj.pert) |
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