bracteate

brac·te·ate

 (brăk′tē-ĭt, -āt′)

adj.

Botany Bearing bracts.

n.

A thin, coinlike, usually gold medallion or pendant produced especially by Germanic peoples during the early Middle Ages.

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[New Latin bracteātus, from Latin bractea, gold leaf; see bract.]

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bracteate

(ˈbræktɪɪt; -ˌeɪt)

adj

(Botany) (of a plant) having bracts

n

(Archaeology) archaeol a fine decorated dish or plate of precious metal

[C19: from Latin bracteātus gold-plated; see bract]

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bracteate

A thinly beaten gold or silver plate or dish.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

bracteate - having bracts bracted ebracteate - without bracts

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