chartaceous
[ kahr-tey-shuhs ]
adjective
of or like paper; papery.
Origin of chartaceous
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How to use chartaceous in a sentence
The first and the second glumes are nearly equal, rather chartaceous.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses | Rai Bahadur K. Ranga AchariyarThe fourth glume is lanceolate, acute, sub-chartaceous, paleate; palea is like the glume in texture.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses | Rai Bahadur K. Ranga AchariyarThe second glume is chartaceous, lanceolate, acuminate, 1-nerved and with a smooth rounded keel.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses | Rai Bahadur K. Ranga AchariyarThe first glume is chartaceous, equal in length to the second, oblong or lanceolate.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses | Rai Bahadur K. Ranga AchariyarThe first glume is chartaceous and the others are thin and gradually smaller.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses | Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
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