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bracteate

UK/ˈbɹaktiːət/

bracteate adjective: having bracts.

Adjective

bracteate (comparative more bracteate, superlative most bracteate)

  1. Having bracts.
  2. Made of thin, beaten metal (of coins, ornaments etc. with a hollow underside).

Noun

bracteate (plural bracteates)

  1. A bracteate coin or other object.

Forms of bracteate

Adjective
comparativemore bracteate
superlativemost bracteate
Noun
pluralbracteates

Origin of bracteate

From Latin bracteātus (“gold-plated, golden”), from bractea (“gold leaf, veneer, glitter”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix). By surface analysis, bract + -eate (second element from -ea + -ate).

Words formed from bracteate

Questions about bracteate

What does bracteate mean?
Bracteate means having bracts.
What part of speech is bracteate?
Bracteate can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce bracteate?
Bracteate is pronounced /ˈbɹaktiːət/ (UK).

Words near bracteate in the dictionary

  1. bracoviruses
  2. bract
  3. bractea
  4. bracteal
  5. bracteas
  6. bracteate
  7. bracteately
  8. bracteates
  9. bracted
  10. bracteiferous
  11. bracteola

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