(n)spathe (of plants), See Also:bract, Example:กาบของต้นกล้วยสามารถนำมาประดิษฐ์เป็นกระทงได้, Unit:กาบ, Thai Definition:เปลือกหุ้มชั้นนอกของผล ช่อดอก หรือลำต้นของต้นไม้บางชนิด

Thai-English-French: Volubilis Dictionary 1.0Volubilis Dictionary (TH-EN-FR)

กาบ

[kāp] (n) EN: bract ; sheath ; husk ; sheating bract ; spathe FR: enveloppe [ f ] ; bractée [ f ]

Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary (pronunciation guide only)Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary

bract

(n,(count))/brˈækt//แบร ขึ ถึ//b r a1 k t/

bracts

(n,(count))/brˈækts//แบร ขึ ถึ สึ//b r a1 k t s/

WordNet (3.0)WordNet (3.0)

bract

(n)a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence

bracteal

(adj)pertaining to or resembling or functioning as a bract

bracteate

(adj)having bracts, Syn.bracted, Ant.ebracteate

bracteolate

(adj)having bracteoles

bracteole

(n)a small bract, Syn.bractlet

ebracteate

(adj)without bracts, Ant.bracteate

candelilla

(n)wax-coated Mexican shrub related to Euphorbia antisyphilitica, Syn.Pedilanthus bracteatus, Pedilanthus pavonis

hiccup nut

(n)ornamental African shrub or climber with red flowers, Syn.Combretum bracteosum, hiccough nut

hog peanut

(n)vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant (usually subterranean) edible one-seeded pods resembling peanuts, Syn.Amphicarpa bracteata, wild peanut, Amphicarpaea bracteata

santa lucia fir

(n)a pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines, Syn.Abies venusta, bristlecone fir, Abies bracteata

satyr orchid

(n)orchid with broad ovate leaves and long-bracted green very irregular flowers, Syn.Coeloglossum bracteatum

strawflower

(n)Australian plant naturalized in Spain having flowers of lemon yellow to deep gold; the frequent choice of those who love dried flowers, Syn.Helichrysum bracteatum, yellow paper daisy, golden everlasting

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Bibracteate

a. [ Pref. bi- + bracteate. ] (Bot.) Furnished with, or having, two bracts. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

☞ 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 ]

Bractea

‖n. [ L., a thin plate of metal or wood, gold foil. ] (Bot.) A bract. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bracteal

a. [ Cf.F. bractéal. ] Having the nature or appearance of a bract. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bracteate

a. [ Cf. L. bracteatus covered with gold plate. ] (Bot.) Having a bract or bracts. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bracted

a. (Bot.) Furnished with bracts. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bracteolate

a. (Bot.) Furnished with bracteoles or bractlets. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bracteole

n. [ L. bracteola, dim. of bractea. See Bractea. ] (Bot.) Same as Bractlet. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bractless

a. (Bot.) Destitute of bracts. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bractlet

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 ]

Ebracteate

a. [ Pref. e- + bracteate. ] (Bot.) Without bracts. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ebracteolate

a. [ Pref. e- + bracteolate. ] (Bot.) Without bracteoles, or little bracts; -- said of a pedicel or flower stalk. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tribracteate

a. [ Pref. tri- + bracteate. ] (Bot.) Having three bracts. [ 1913 Webster ]

Japanese-English: EDICT DictionaryEDICT JP-EN Dictionary

烏草樹

[さしぶ, sashibu](n) (uk) (arch) (See 南燭) sea bilberry (Vaccinium bracteatum)[Add to Longdo]

南燭

[しゃしゃんぼ;シャシャンボ, shashanbo ; shashanbo](n) (uk) sea bilberry (Vaccinium bracteatum)[Add to Longdo]

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