chartaceous

[kahr-tey-shuh s]

adjective

of or like paper; papery.

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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Examples from the Web for chartaceous

Historical Examples of chartaceous

The third glume is chartaceous to sub-coriaceous and paleate.
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
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