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The leaf that photobombs the flower and sometimes steals the whole show.
means A modified leaf, often colorful or showy, growing just below a flower or flower cluster — sometimes mistaken for petals.
from From Latin 'bractea,' meaning a thin sheet of metal, especially gold leaf. Botanists borrowed the word for these thin, leaf-like structures, so a bract is etymologically a flashy bit of foil dressed up as foliage.
- not a petal
- technically a modified leaf, not flower tissue
- poinsettia trick
- the red bits are bracts, flowers are tiny and yellow
- job description
- protects the bud before it dares to bloom
- bougainvillea secret
- those vivid colors are bracts, not petals