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bract vs involucre

involucre vs bract

bract and involucre both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bract Yes No No No
involucre Yes No No No
As nouns, involucre is a hyponym of bract; that is, involucre is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bract:
  • bract: a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence
  • involucre: a highly conspicuous bract or bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence
Other hyponyms of bract include calycle, calyculus, epicalyx, false calyx, bracteole, bractlet, spathe, glume.
bract (noun) involucre (noun)
a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence a highly conspicuous bract or bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence
Difference between bract and involucre

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