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Bract vs Brack - What's the difference?

bract | brack |

As nouns the difference between bract and brack

is that bract is (botany) a leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises while brack is (obsolete) salt or brackish water or brack can be an opening caused by the parting of a solid body; a crack or breach.

bract

English

(wikipedia bract)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (botany) A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises.
  • brack

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) brac.

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Salt or brackish water.
  • (Drayton)

    Etymology 2

    Compare (etyl) braak.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An opening caused by the parting of a solid body; a crack or breach.
  • * J. Fletcher
  • Stain or brack in her sweet reputation.
    (Webster 1913) ----