bract

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

• 🇨🇳着生于花或花序下方的变态叶，通常较小，起保护花芽或吸引传粉者的作用。

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.

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