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prettygoodwordbract (BRAKT) - n., a specialized leaf at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
Don't ask me to explain the difference between flower and inflorescence -- I haven't had my coffee yet and don't get it. Coined in 1771 from Latin bractea, thin plate of metal, esp. gold leaf.
---L.
Don't ask me to explain the difference between flower and inflorescence -- I haven't had my coffee yet and don't get it. Coined in 1771 from Latin bractea, thin plate of metal, esp. gold leaf.
---L.
