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Standard XII
Biology
Types of Flowers
Explain bract...
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Explain bract. Name a plant which has bracts.
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Bract is a structure in which a flower arises in the axial of a leaf-like structure.
The bract can be green like ordinary leaves or sometimes it may be coloured.
Example - Bougainvillea has large and colourful bracts which are easily mistaken for petals.
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