chartaceous

[ kahr-tey-shuhs ]

adjective

1. of or like paper; papery.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chartaceous¹

First recorded in 1645–55, chartaceous is from the Latin word chartāceus made of papyrus. See charta, -aceous

Example Sentences

The first and the second glumes are nearly equal, rather chartaceous.

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The fourth glume is lanceolate, acute, sub-chartaceous, paleate; palea is like the glume in texture.

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The second glume is chartaceous, lanceolate, acuminate, 1-nerved and with a smooth rounded keel.

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The first glume is chartaceous, equal in length to the second, oblong or lanceolate.

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The first glume is chartaceous and the others are thin and gradually smaller.

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