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Bractea

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bractnoun(botany) A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises.
bracteolenoun(botany) A small leaf of leaf-like structure directly subtending a flower or inflorescence whose stalk itself is subtended by a bract.
bractletnoun(botany) A bract on the stalk of a single flower, which is itself on a main stalk that supports several flowers
bracteopetalnoun(botany) A petal that is derived from a modified bract
spathenoun(botany) A large bract that envelops or subtends a whole inflorescence, typically a spadix.
lemmanoun(linguistics, lexicography) The canonical form of an inflected word; i.e., the form usually found as the headword in a dictionary, such as the nominative singular of a noun, the bare infinitive of a verb, etc.
leafbudnounAlternative form of leaf bud. [(botany) A bud which develops into a leaf or a leafy branch.]
calyculusnoun(zoology) Any cup-shaped structure.
leafnounThe usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
bladenounThe (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts.
hypsophyllnoun(botany) A bract or bracteole.
involucrenoun(botany) Conspicuous bract, bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence.
brachyblastnoun(botany) A short shoot often bearing clusters of leaves
leafsheathnounAlternative form of leaf sheath. [(botany) A structure at the base of a leaf's petiole that partly surrounds or protect the stem or another organ that it subtends.]
cyathophyllnoun(botany) The bract-like structure of a euphorbia on which the involucre sits, usually but not always occurring in twos. They may sometimes be brightly coloured and confused with petals.
calyclenoun(archaic, botany) calyculus
squamanoun(medicine) A scale cast off from the skin; a thin dry shred of epithelium.
branchletnounA small branch; a twig or sprig.
kalyptranounAlternative form of calyptra. [(botany) In bryophytes, a thin hood of tissue that forms from the archegonium and covers the developing sporophyte and is shed as it ripens.]
axilnoun(botany) The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs.

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