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ebracteate

[ ee-brak-tee-eyt, -it ]

adjective

, Botany.
  1. having no bracts.


ebracteate

/ -tɪɪt; ɪˈbræktɪˌeɪt /

adjective

  1. (of plants) having no bracts
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ebracteate1

From the New Latin word ēbracteātus, dating back to 1820–30. See e- 1, bracteate
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ebracteate1

C19: from New Latin ebracteātus; see e- 1, bracteate
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Example Sentences

They are sometimes mere scales or threads, and at other times are undeveloped, giving rise to the ebracteate inflorescence of Cruciferae and some Boraginaceae.

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