How to pronounce bract

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What bract means

noun

A leaf-like part below a flower, often brightly colored

In a sentence: The bright red parts of a poinsettia are not petals but bracts.

Where it comes from: It comes from the Latin word bractea, a thin sheet of metal such as gold leaf.

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