Definition
bractless
adjective
- lacking bracts; having no bracts (modified leaves at the base of a flower or flower cluster)
Usage: botanical term
Examples
- The bractless flowers of this species are easily distinguished from related plants.
- Botanists noted that the inflorescence was bractless, with no leafy structures supporting the blooms.
- This bractless variety produces flowers directly on the stem without intermediate bracts.