bract
English
Alternative forms
- bracte, bractea
Etymology
From Latin bractea (“a thin plate of metal; gold leaf”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
bract (plural bracts)
- (botany) A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises.
- 1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants, J. Johnson, page 9:
- In this vegetable monster the bractes, or divisions of the spike, become wonderfully enlarged; and are converted into leaves.
- 1793, Thomas Martyn, The Language of Botany:
- A Verticil or Whirl may be […] Naked; that is without involucre, bracte or brittle. Bracted - or Involucred
- 2017, Benjamin Myers, The Gallows Pole, Bloomsbury, published 2019, page 31:
- Great dense patches of them grew, four and five and six feet deep, impenetrable swathes of dark green bracts that advertised their danger.
Derived terms
Translations
leaf or leaf-like structure
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Welsh
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brakt/
Noun
bract m (plural bractau)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| bract | fract | mract | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “bract”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “bract”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “bract”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies