chartaceous

[ kahr-tey-shuhs ]

/ kɑrˈteɪ ʃəs /

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adjective

of or like paper; papery.

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Origin of chartaceous

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

Words nearby chartaceous

charro, charry, char siu, chart, charta, chartaceous, chart. cerat., charter, charter colony, chartered, chartered accountant

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 Achariyar
The 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 Achariyar
The 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 Achariyar
The first glume is chartaceous, equal in length to the second, oblong or lanceolate.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar

The first glume is chartaceous and the others are thin and gradually smaller.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar