bract

== English == === Alternative forms === bracte, bractea === Etymology === From Latin bractea (“a thin plate of metal; gold leaf”). === Pronunciation === === 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Welsh == === Etymology === Borrowed from English bract. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /brakt/ === Noun === bract m (plural bractau) (botany) bract Synonym: blodeulen === Mutation === === 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