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chartaceous

[ kahr-tey-shuh s ]

/ kɑrˈteɪ ʃəs /

adjective

of or like paper; papery.

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Words nearby chartaceous

chart house, chart room, chart., chart. cerat., charta, chartaceous, charter, charter colony, charter member, charter of rights, charter party

Origin of chartaceous

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

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Example sentences from the Web for chartaceous

The second glume is chartaceous, immersed in the cavity of the joint, and filling the opening.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
The first glume is coriaceous or chartaceous, dorsally compressed, with incurved margins, usually 2-keeled.
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
The second glume is chartaceous, minute, oblong, 1-nerved immersed in the cavity of the first glume and closing the opening.
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

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