papyraceous
English
editAlternative forms
edit- papyritious (obs.)
Etymology
editFrom Latin papȳrāceus (“made of papyrus”) under influence of Middle French papyracee and French papiracé.
Adjective
editpapyraceous (comparative more papyraceous, superlative most papyraceous)
- Of, similar to, or related to papyrus.
- Synonym of papery: of, similar to, or related to paper, particularly its thinness or texture.
Synonyms
edit- papyral, papyric; papyriferous (rare); papyrian, papyrine (obs.)
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editReferences
edit- “papyraceous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.