Having bracts; bearing bracteae or bract-like structures, typically in reference to plants with visible modified leaves near flowers.
From 'bract' plus the English adjectival suffix '-ed' (from Old English '-ed'), commonly used to form adjectives meaning 'having' or 'characterized by.' This is the most productive adjectival suffix in English.
The '-ed' suffix for adjectives is so common we barely notice it—'winged,' 'spotted,' 'talented,' 'bracted'—all follow the same pattern of showing that something has a particular quality or feature, making description incredibly efficient.
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