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Bract On A Spikelet Of Grass Crossword Clue

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noun

• small dry membranous bract found in inflorescences of Gramineae and Cyperaceae

51%9Bract or bract-like structure surrounding a group of flowers
noun

• a highly conspicuous bract or bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence

44%5Grass bract
noun

• The interior chaff or husk of grasses.

• One of the chaffy scales or bractlets growing on the receptacle of many compound flowers, such as the sunflower.

• A pendulous process of the skin on the throat of a bird, as in the turkey; a dewlap.

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New York Times07 Nov 1981 Down 22
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