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Webster 1913 Edition
Bractea
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Brac′te-a
,Noun.
[L., a thin plate of metal or wood, gold foil.]
(Bot.)
A bract.
Webster 1828 Edition
Bractea
BRAC'TEA
Definition 2025
bractea
bractea
See also: bráctea
Latin
Alternative forms
Noun
bractea f (genitive bracteae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bractea | bracteae |
| genitive | bracteae | bracteārum |
| dative | bracteae | bracteīs |
| accusative | bracteam | bracteās |
| ablative | bracteā | bracteīs |
| vocative | bractea | bracteae |
References
- bractea in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- bractea in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “bractea”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.