n. [ See Bractea. ] (Bot.)
☞ 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 ]
‖n. [ L., a thin plate of metal or wood, gold foil. ] (Bot.) A bract. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf.F. bractéal. ] Having the nature or appearance of a bract. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. L. bracteatus covered with gold plate. ] (Bot.) Having a bract or bracts. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Bot.) Furnished with bracts. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Bot.) Furnished with bracteoles or bractlets. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. bracteola, dim. of bractea. See Bractea. ] (Bot.) Same as Bractlet. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Bot.) Destitute of bracts. [ 1913 Webster ]
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 ]