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bract

/brækt/

Traducción: Hoja modificada o estructura similar a una hoja que se encuentra justo debajo de una inflorescencia y que la protege o la acompaña.

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noun

C2formalcommonscientific/brækt/

A modified leaf or leaflike structure situated just below and protecting an inflorescence.

  • 🇪🇸Hoja modificada o estructura similar a una hoja que se encuentra justo debajo de una inflorescencia y que la protege o la acompaña.
  1. Modified leaf C2 formal scientific

    A specialized leaf or leaf-like structure situated just below a flower or inflorescence, often serving a protective function.

    • The poinsettia's red bracts are often mistaken for petals.
    • Botanists study the bract to understand plant reproduction.
    • The bract protects the developing flower bud from damage.

    🇪🇸bráctea

  • bracts plural form
  • bracts' possessive plural form
  • bract's possessive singular form