bracteate

B3R1A1C3T1E1A1T1E1
UK/ˈbɹaktiːət/

adjective

Having bracts.

Similar
bracted
Opposite
ebracteate
OriginLatin bracteātus →
Scrabble 13
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectivebracteate (comparative more bracteate, superlative most bracteate)

comparative more bracteate · superlative most bracteate

  1. biologyHaving bracts.
  2. Made of thin, beaten metal (of coins, ornaments etc. with a hollow underside).
nounbracteate (plural bracteates)

plural bracteates

  1. A bracteate coin or other object.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving bracts

Similar
bracted
Opposite
ebracteate
Also see
bracted

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinbracteātus“gold-plated, golden”
  2. Englishbracteate

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).

More words from Latin

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

bracteate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bracteate

MLA

“bracteate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bracteate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bracteate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bracteate.

Source: bracteate on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.