bracteate
/ˈbraktɪət
/ /ˈbraktɪeɪt/adjective Botany
Having or bearing bracts.They are a variety of the preceding, but of smaller size and with the bracteate leaves dull red....
- Male spikelets are on separate individuals, in small bracteate heads 1-2 cm in diameter.
- It has white flowers in a whorled, bracteate raceme, no spathe, roots with tubers.
noun Archaeology
An ornament or plate of thinly beaten precious metal, typically a thin gold disc.These bracteates date from the sixth or seventh century onward; some have come down from the Viking period....
- He only recorded the details of the men's heads in order to be able to study bracteates without any animals as well.
- Before working with gold bracteates, I practiced with shiny coins, though I did not have any gold ones.
Origin
Early 19th century: from Latin bracteatus, from bractea (see bract).