brac·te·ate (br?k?t?-?t, -?t?)adj. Botany Bearing bracts.n. A thin, coinlike, usually gold medallion or pendant produced especially by Germanic peoples during the early Middle Ages.[New Latin bracte?tus, from Latin bractea, gold leaf; see bract.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.bracteate (?brækt??t; -?e?t) adj (Botany) (of a plant) having bractsn (Archaeology) archaeol a fine decorated dish or plate of precious metal[C19: from Latin bracte?tus gold-plated; see bract]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014bracteateA thinly beaten gold or silver plate or dish.Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited