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Bract vs Sepal - What's the difference?

bract | sepal |

In botany terms the difference between bract and sepal

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 sepal is one of the component parts of the calyx, when this consists of separate (not fused) parts.

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.

    • sepal

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) One of the component parts of the calyx, when this consists of separate (not fused) parts.

    • Related terms

    * petal * tepal

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