chartaceous
[kahr-tey-shuh s]
- of or like paper; papery.
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Origin of chartaceous
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The third glume is chartaceous to sub-coriaceous and paleate.
A Handbook of Some South Indian GrassesRai 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 GrassesRai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
The first glume is chartaceous, equal in length to the second, oblong or lanceolate.
A Handbook of Some South Indian GrassesRai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
The first glume is chartaceous and the others are thin and gradually smaller.
A Handbook of Some South Indian GrassesRai 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 GrassesRai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar