bract

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Bract, one of the leaves of a flower-cluster.

From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth

Bract, brakt, n. an irregularly developed leaf at the base of the flower-stalk.—adjs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

The proper reply to such a plea is shown by Bract.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul