chartaceous

English

Etymology

From Latin chartaceus. See charta.

Adjective

chartaceous (comparative more chartaceous, superlative most chartaceous)

1. Resembling paper or parchment; papery.

   a plant with chartaceous leaves

   chartaceous lemma

References

• “chartaceous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.