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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbractée
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bractée
"Les bractées du poinsettia sont souvent confondues avec des fleurs."
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A modified leaf or scale, typically small, with a flower or flower cluster in its axil, sometimes large and brightly colored to attract pollinators.
"The brilliant red parts of the poinsettia are actually bracts rather than true petals."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'bractea' or 'brattea', meaning a thin metal leaf or piece of gold foil. The term was adopted into botanical terminology in the 18th century to describe modified, leaf-like structures associated with flower clusters due to their thin, sometimes flattened appearance resembling metal foil.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bract" is said worldwide
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bractée
Transliteration: bractée
"Les bractées du poinsettia sont souvent confondues avec des fleurs."
Braktee
Transliteration: Braktee
"Die Hochblätter des Weihnachtssterns sind auffällig rot."
brattea
Transliteration: brattea
"La brattea protegge il fiore durante la sua crescita."
bráctea
Transliteration: bráctea
"Las brácteas de esta planta tienen un color muy llamativo."
bráctea
Transliteration: bráctea
"A bráctea da bougainvillea é frequentemente colorida."
सहपत्र
Transliteration: sahapatra
"पॉइन्सेटिया के लाल भाग असल में सहपत्र होते हैं।"
苞片
Transliteration: bāopiàn
"一品红鲜艳的部分其实是苞片。"
포
Transliteration: po
"포는 꽃을 보호하는 변형된 잎입니다."
苞
Transliteration: hō
"ポインセチアの赤い部分は花ではなく苞です。"
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