bracteate
brac·teate
adjective
1.
having bracts
Origin
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).
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