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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BRACT

From New Latin bractea, Latin: thin metal plate, gold leaf, variant of brattea, of obscure origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BRACT

bract  [brækt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRACT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bract is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BRACT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bract

Bract

In botany, a bract is a modified or specialized leaf, especially one associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis, or cone scale. Bracts are often different from foliage leaves. They may be smaller, larger, or of a different color, shape, or texture. Typically, they also look different from the parts of the flower, such as the petals and/or sepals. The state of having bracts is referred to as bracteate, and conversely ebracteate, without bracts. Similarly bracteolate and ebracteolate.

Definition of bract in the English dictionary

The definition of bract in the dictionary is a specialized leaf, usually smaller than the foliage leaves, with a single flower or inflorescence growing in its axil.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BRACT


abstract
ˈæbstrækt
attract
əˈtrækt
cataract
ˈkætəˌrækt
contract
kənˈtrækt
cracked
krækt
detract
dɪˈtrækt
distract
dɪˈstrækt
entr´acte
ɒnˈtrækt
extract
ɪkˈstrækt
retract
rɪˈtrækt
subcontract
sʌbˈkɒntrækt
subtract
səbˈtrækt
tesseract
ˈtesəˌrækt
tracked
trækt
tract
trækt
untracked
ʌnˈtrækt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRACT

bracing
bracingly
braciola
brack
bracken
bracket
bracket fungus
bracket lamp
bracketing
brackish
brackishness
Bracknell
Bracknell Forest
braconid
bracteal
bracteate
bracteolate
bracteole
bractless
bractlet

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRACT

alimentary tract
breach of contract
caract
counteract
diffract
digestive tract
fixed cost contract
fixed-price contract
fixed-term contract
forward contract
in the abstract
interact
maintenance contract
malt extract
protract
respiratory tract
service contract
social contract
urinary tract
yeast extract

Synonyms and antonyms of bract in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bract» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRACT

Find out the translation of bract to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bract from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bract» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

苞片
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

brácteas
570 millions of speakers

English

bract
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हरित दल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

bract
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прицветник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

brácteas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুষ্পধরমঁজরী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bractées
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bract
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hochblatt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

苞葉
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bract
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bẹ hoa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பூக்காம்பிலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चोळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bürgü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

brattea
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bract
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прицветник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bract
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bract
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skutblaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bract
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bract
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bract

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BRACT»

The term «bract» is regularly used and occupies the 80.289 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BRACT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bract» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bract» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bract

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRACT»

Discover the use of bract in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bract and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Siphonophora (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) of Canadian Pacific Waters
... 78, 101 bract, absence, 52, 60, 161, 213–232 bract, arrow-shaped, 155 bract, assignment, see bract identification bract, buoyant, 232 bract, characters, 3, 7, 8– 9, 14, 124 bract, cloak-like, 3, 5–6, 175 bract, complex, 68, 123–124 bract, ...
Gillian M. Mapstone, Mary N. Arai, 2009
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An encyclopædia of plants;: comprising the description, ...
Whorls nearly naked very distant 414 Leaves tub-cordate oblong crenate naked on each side, Helmet pilose 415 Leaves cord, ovate doubly serr. rugose woolly. Upper whorls seas. Bract, cord, mucronate shorter than calyx 4 f i □ Leaves ...
John Claudius Loudon, Mrs. Loudon (Jane), George Don, 1836
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New Organic Architecture: The Breaking Wave
The ovuliferous scale is highly reduced and is fused almost completely to the bract. The scale bears a single recurved ovule, although occasional cones are found with seed scales having two or three ovules. Some view the latter as reflecting ...
David Pearson, 2001
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An Encyclopaedia of Plants
Style twice as long as helmet -117 Rather woolly, Leaves toothed : radical eordate-oblong, Bract. roundish eordate unanned: the upper sessile 418 Leaves eordate ovate acute rugose doubly crenate smooth above pubescent beneath, ...
John Claudius Loudon, 1829
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Early Events in Monocot Evolution
In scenario (1), during the course of evolution, a stage of bract initiation was entirely eliminated from inflorescence development (Fig 8.9a-b-c-d). This scenario implies that the abracteate condition is achieved directly through inflorescences ...
Paul Wilkin, Simon J. Mayo, 2013
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Flora Europaea:
(a) Subsp. vulgare: Plant 1 5-30(-40) cm. Flowering stems usually branched only in upper half; branches short, crowded. Inner bract 4-5 mm; outer bract 2-2-7 mm, subequalling middle bract. Calyx 4-7-6 mm, 5-lobed. In = 36. • W.& N. Europe.
T. G. Tutin, 1972
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Phylogenetic and Genetic Variation Analyses in Cucurbit ...
Likewise, the location of the female bract (10.96 mm ± 6.59) did not vary between regions. Univariate analysis of variance using the logarithm-transformed values of the distance from e axil to the female bract did not indicated any significant ...
Enoch G. Achigan-Dako, 2008
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Monocots: Systematics and Evolution: Systematics and Evolution
The arrow shows the region of the continuation apex that will form the first sepal of the second flower, b, primary bract; sb. secondary bract, tb, tertiary bract. B. Cincinnus at the time of sequential sepal initiation (I, 2, 3) of the second flower (f2 ).
Karen Wilson, David Morrison, 2000
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A New Law Dictionary and Glossary: Containing Full ...
Etherington. Ala Campi. Wingfield. De Alba Marla. Albemarle. Be Albeneio, De Albinaco. D'Aubeney, Albiney. Bract, fol. 417. Albericus, Albria. Aubrey. De Albo Monasterio. Whitchurch. Bract. fol. 249, 259 b. De Aldethelcia. Audley. De Alnelo.
‎1851
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The Jepson Desert Manual: Vascular Plants of Southeastern ...
Spikelet 5-10 mm wide; fr 2.5-3.5 mm; fl bract scabrous, tip notched, awned; tubers present . . . S. maritimus 2' Spikelet 1-3.5 mm wide; fr±0.5-1.5 mm; fl bract glabrous, tip entire, ± abruptly pointed; tubers 0 S. microcarpus 1 ' Well developed infl ...
Bruce G. Baldwin, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRACT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bract is used in the context of the following news items.
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Chelsea Plant of the Year contender Salvias will keep colour until …
This has pinktinged involucres, or bract clusters, that fall like scales to release pink blooms. Brazilian S.guaranitica grows to 1.5m with spires of ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Co-optex launches organic cotton saris in Salem
... natural dyes obtained from flowers, leaves and seeds such as turmeric, ecliptes, alba leaves, karungali wood, floral bract and annatto seeds, ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
3
Nature notes: trees
The fragrant greenish-white flowers, which are now coming to an end on many of the trees, are attached to a bract or wing. When the seeds ... «The Times, Jun 15»
4
Do you recognize this mystery plant?
The spadix is practically always surrounded by a green or otherwise colorful bract, called a “spathe.” “Golden club” is an aroid whose spadix is ... «Savannah Morning News, May 15»
5
BLOOMIN' BLUES: Blue Mountain Onion
The cluster is surrounded at the base by two papery bracts; each bract has 7 to 9 veins. If you come across a white-blooming onion in the ... «East Oregonian, May 15»
6
Chlorothalonil use for pre-shuck split cherry leaf spot control
At the open bract leaf stage, trees must be covered to prevent infection prior to rain events that could trigger a cherry leaf spot infection. Prior to ... «Michigan State University Extension, May 15»
7
Bear's breeches
The scientific name of the bear's breeches, Acanthus mollis, comes from two Greek words meaning 'spiny', which refers either to a spiny bract ... «Times of Malta, May 15»
8
Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – May 5, 2015
We would also like to remind growers that cherry leaf spot infection can occur prior to bloom when this fungus can infect stomata on open bract ... «Michigan State University Extension, May 15»
9
Pikes/Pines | A surge of spurge in Capitol Hill gardens
The disk is a bract, or modified leaf, and above the bract are very small flowers and oftentimes a pair of additional bracts, each with its own ... «CHS Capitol Hill Seattle, May 15»
10
Wild Ideas: Spring creeps up the mountains
... others three, on the basis of minor differences in size, leaves and spathe (the leaf-like bract that forms the roof of the “pulpit” over the stamen). «Rappahannock News, May 15»

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