bract

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises.
    — In this vegetable monster the bractes, or divisions of the spike, become wonderfully enlarged; and are converted into leaves.

词形变化

bracts plural bracte alternative bractea alternative

词源

From Latin bractea (“a thin plate of metal; gold leaf”).
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