English noun: bract | |||
1. | bract (plant) a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence | ||
Broader (hypernym) | husk | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bracteole, bractlet, calycle, calyculus, epicalyx, false calyx, glume, involucre, spathe | ||
Part meronym | inflorescence | ||