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Frond vs Bract - What's the difference?

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In botany terms the difference between frond and bract

is that frond is the leaf of a fern, especially a compound leaf while bract is a leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises.

frond

English

(wikipedia frond)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (botany) The leaf of a fern, especially a compound leaf.
  • Any fern-like leaf or other object resembling a fern leaf.

    • 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.