|  bract 
 
 a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence
 • Derivationally related forms:
 bracteal
 • Hypernyms:
 husk
 • Hyponyms:
 epicalyx, false calyx, calycle, calyculus, bracteole,
 bractlet, spathe, involucre, glume
 • Part Holonyms:
 inflorescence
 
 
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