B0442100 (brăkt)n. A leaflike or scalelike plant part, usually small, sometimes showy or brightly colored, and located just below a flower, a flower stalk, or an inflorescence.[From Latin bractea, gold leaf, perhaps from Greek brakhein, to rattle.]brac′te·al(brăk′tē-əl) adj.Thesaurus
Adj.
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bracteal - pertaining to or resembling or functioning as a bract