papyraceous

American

[pap-uh-rey-shuhs] / ˌpæp əˈreɪ ʃəs /

adjective

papery.

papyraceous British

/ ˌpæpɪˈreɪʃəs /

adjective

of, relating to, made of, or resembling paper

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Etymology

Origin of papyraceous

1745–55; < Latin papȳr ( us ) papyrus + -aceous

Example Sentences

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The medical term for this is fetus papyraceous — meaning “like parchment.”

From Time • Oct. 16, 2014

Then Sandra spelled cedilla with an "s," and it was only because Jean flubbed papyraceous that Sandra was saved.

From Time Magazine Archive

Calyx bell-shaped, 5 acute papyraceous divisions, each bearing a small gland near its base.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers

The plant is very small and easily overlooked, usually growing in a resupinate form; sessile, orbiculate, free, papyraceous, with a bright satin lustre, shining, smooth, pale-grayish color.

From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha

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