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- [brakt]
- /brækt/
- /brækt/
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- [brakt]
- /brækt/
Definitions of bract word
- noun bract a specialized leaf, usually smaller than the foliage leaves, with a single flower or inflorescence growing in its axil 3
- noun bract a modified leaf, usually small and scalelike, sometimes large and brightly colored, from whose axil grows a flower or inflorescence 3
- noun bract a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence. 1
- noun bract botany: small leaf 1
- noun bract (botany) A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises. 0
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Origin of bract
First appearance:
before 1760 One of the 46% newest English words
1760-70; earlier bractea < Latin: a thin plate of metal
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Parts of speech for Bract
noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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bract popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
bract usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bract
noun bract
- needle — a small, slender, rodlike instrument, usually of polished steel, with a sharp point at one end and an eye or hole for thread at the other, for passing thread through cloth to make stitches in sewing.
- stalk — an act or course of stalking quarry, prey, or the like: We shot the mountain goat after a five-hour stalk.
- scale — a succession or progression of steps or degrees; graduated series: the scale of taxation; the social scale.
- blade — The blade of a knife, axe, or saw is the edge, which is used for cutting.
- leaflet — a small flat or folded sheet of printed matter, as an advertisement or notice, usually intended for free distribution.
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