What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Bract vs Hypsophyll - What's the difference?

bract | hypsophyll |

In botany terms the difference between bract and hypsophyll

is that bract is a leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises while hypsophyll is a bract or bracteole.

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.

    • hypsophyll

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) A bract or bracteole.
  • (botany, archaic) Any of the flower parts derived from leaves, including petals, sepals, tepals, and bracts.