chartaceous

[ kahr-tey-shuh s ]

/ kɑrˈteɪ ʃəs /

of or like paper; papery.

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

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