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bracted

bracted adjective: having bracts.

Adjective

bracted (comparative more bracted, superlative most bracted)

  1. Having bracts.
    • A Verticil or Whirl may be[…]Naked; that is without involucre, bracte or brittle. Bracted - or Involucred1793, Thomas Martyn, The Language of Botany

Forms of bracted

comparativemore bracted
superlativemost bracted

Origin of bracted

From bract + -ed.

Questions about bracted

What does bracted mean?
Bracted means having bracts.
What part of speech is bracted?
Bracted is an adjective.

Words near bracted in the dictionary

  1. bracteal
  2. bracteas
  3. bracteate
  4. bracteately
  5. bracteates
  6. bracted
  7. bracteiferous
  8. bracteola
  9. bracteolae
  10. bracteolar
  11. bracteolate

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