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Bract vs Phyllary - What's the difference?

bract | phyllary |

In botany terms the difference between bract and phyllary

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 phyllary is an individual bract within an involucre or involucel.

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.

    • phyllary

    English

    Noun

    (phyllaries)
  • (botany) An individual bract within an involucre or involucel.