Bract

Synonyms for "bract" (35 found)

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Closest matches (7)

Noun(3 words)
bractscolored bractdisplay bract

Strong matches (11)

Noun(2 words)
foliar organleaf

Related words (17)

Noun(3 words)
leaflike structureleavesshowy bract

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

5 entries
foliar structurehuskleafplant organplant part

More specific

3 entries
bracteolebractletinvolucral bract

Collocations

6 entries
bracteolebractletcolored bractsinflorescence bractsinvolucral bractshowy bracts

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

In this vegetable monster the bractes, or divisions of the spike, become wonderfully enlarged; and are converted into leaves.

Source: wiktionary

A Verticil or Whirl may be[…]Naked; that is without involucre, bracte or brittle. Bracted - or Involucred

Source: wiktionary

Great dense patches of them grew, four and five and six feet deep, impenetrable swathes of dark green bracts that advertised their danger.

Source: wiktionary

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