BRACKISHNESS
Brack"ish*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being brackish, or somewhat salt.
BRACKY
Brack"y, a.
Defn: Brackish. Drayton.
BRACT Bract, n. Etym: [See Bractea.] (Bot.) (a) A leaf, usually smaller than the true leaves of a plant, from the axil of which a flower stalk arises. (b) Any modified leaf, or scale, on a flower stalk or at the base of a flower.
Note: Bracts are often inconspicuous, but sometimes large and showy, or highly colored, as in many cactaceous plants. The spathes of aroid plants are conspicuous forms of bracts.
BRACTEA
Brac"te*a, n. Etym: [L., a thin plate of metal or wood, gold foil.]
(Bot.)
Defn: A bract.
BRACTEAL
Brac"te*al, a. Etym: [Cf.F. bractéal.]
Defn: Having the nature or appearance of a bract.