lá bắc
Definition
- Noun:
- Bract: A modified or specialized leaf, often smaller or differently shaped than the plant's foliage leaves, typically located just below a flower, a flower stalk, or an inflorescence (a cluster of flowers).
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Hoa mào gà có lá bắc rất đẹp. (The cockscomb flower has very beautiful bracts.)
- Lá bắc thường bị nhầm lẫn với đài hoa. (Bracts are often mistaken for sepals.)
- Quan sát kỹ, bạn sẽ thấy lá bắc bao bọc chồi hoa. (Observe carefully, and you will see the bract enclosing the flower bud.)
Advanced Usage
- In botanical description, the term is used to specify the type or arrangement of bracts, such as in a compound inflorescence.
- Cụm hoa được bao bởi nhiều lá bắc xếp lớp. (The inflorescence is surrounded by many layered bracts.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lá bắc con (n): Bracteole, a small bract on a secondary stalk, such as on a pedicel (the stalk of a single flower).
- Mỗi cuống hoa nhỏ có một lá bắc con. (Each small pedicel has a bracteole.)
Synonyms
- Bract: The direct and primary English equivalent.
Related Botanical Terms
- Lá đài (n): Sepal, one of the leaf-like parts that form the calyx at the base of a flower.
- Lá hoa (n): Floral leaf; a general term that can sometimes refer to petals or other flower parts, but is distinct from a bract.
- Cụm hoa (n): Inflorescence, the complete flower head of a plant including stems, stalks, bracts, and flowers.