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Bract vs Spathe - What's the difference?

bract | spathe |

In botany terms the difference between bract and spathe

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 spathe is a large bract that envelops or subtends a whole inflorescence, typically a spadix.

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.

    • spathe

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) A large bract that envelops or subtends a whole inflorescence, typically a spadix.

    • See also

    * spadix

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