chartaceous
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of chartaceous
First recorded in 1645–55, chartaceous is from the Latin word chartāceus made of papyrus. See charta, -aceous
Example Sentences
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The second glume is chartaceous, minute, oblong, 1-nerved immersed in the cavity of the first glume and closing the opening.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by K. Rangachari
The fourth glume is chartaceous, sometimes shortly stalked, ovate-oblong or lanceolate, hardened in the fruit, smooth or rough, bisexual, paleate; the palea is as long and of the same texture as the glume.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by K. Rangachari
The second glume is longer than the first, chartaceous, lanceolate, terminating in an awn, 1/2 to 3/4 inch long including the awn, with a smooth keel.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by K. Rangachari
The second glume is as long as the first, linear, dorsally chartaceous, with broadly incurved membranous margins, 3-nerved.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by K. Rangachari
The second glume is longer than the first, laterally compressed, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, chartaceous, glabrous but often with long hairs on the keel towards the upper half, 5-nerved, the lateral nerves anastomosing.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by K. Rangachari
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