Parts Of Bracts Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 10, 2023

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	noun • the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk
	40%	6		Flower parts
	noun • a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence
	35%	6		Bracts enclosing the flowers in grasses
	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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