noun
: a scalelike structure that is morphologically a leaf often reduced in size (as a bud scale, various bracts, or the leaves of various conifers)
noun
: a scalelike structure that is morphologically a leaf often reduced in size (as a bud scale, various bracts, or the leaves of various conifers)
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012