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bract

Syllabification: (bract)

Pronunciation: /brakt/

Definition of bract

noun

Botany

a modified leaf or scale, typically small, with a flower or flower cluster in its axil. Bracts are sometimes larger and more brightly colored than the true flower, as in a poinsettia.