BRACTEATE


Meaning of BRACTEATE in English

/brak"tee it, -ayt'/ , adj.

1. Also, bracteose /brak"tee ohs'/ . Bot. having bracts.

n.

2. a thin coin, struck only on one face, the pattern of which shows through on the reverse face.

[ 1835-45; bracteatus. See BRACT, -ATE 1 ]

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