bracteate

English

Etymology

From Latin bracteātus (“gold-plated, golden”), from bractea (“gold leaf, veneer, glitter”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹaktiːət/

Adjective

bracteate (comparative more bracteate, superlative most bracteate)

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

Derived terms

• bibracteate
• bracteately
• tribracteate
• unibracteate

 

Noun

bracteate (plural bracteates)

1. A bracteate coin or other object.

See also

• bracteate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Adjective

bracteāte

1. vocative masculine singular of bracteātus