| Bract 1. (n.) A leaf, usually smaller than the true leaves of a plant, from the axil of which a flower stalk arises. 2. (n.) Any modified leaf, or scale, on a flower stalk or at the base of a flower. Thesaurus Entries blade, bracteole, bractlet, cotyledon, flag, floral leaf, foliole, frond, glume, involucre, involucrum, lamina, leaf, leaflet, lemma, ligule, needle, petal, pile, pine needle, seed leaf, sepal, spathe, spear, spire, stipula, stipule |