Bracteate (adj)(noun)
brak-tee-ayt
(noun) a thin coin, struck only on one face, the pattern of which shows through on the reverse face. / Also,(adj) (Botany.), Also bracteose: having bracts.
From the New Latin word bracteātus, dating back to 1835–45. See bract, -ate
Example sentences
“The golden bracteate caught his eye but it was just an ornamental pendant.”
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