Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bract

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: bract
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises.

Example Sentences

"In this vegetable monster the bractes, or divisions of the spike, become wonderfully enlarged; and are converted into leaves."
"A Verticil or Whirl may be[…]Naked; that is without involucre, bracte or brittle. Bracted - or Involucred"
"Great dense patches of them grew, four and five and six feet deep, impenetrable swathes of dark green bracts that advertised their danger."
"When you peel away the bracts and reveal the soft heart, you have reached what Ms. Eury called the most prized part of the artichoke."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: bractea

Inflected Forms

bracts (plural) bracte (alternative) bractea (alternative)

Derived Forms

bracteal bracted bractiform bractless bractlet

Questions

What does bract mean?: A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises.
Where does bract come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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