chartaceous

English

Etymology

Latin chartaceus. See charta.

Adjective

chartaceous (comparative more chartaceous, superlative most chartaceous)

1. Resembling paper or parchment; papery.

   a plant with chartaceous leaves

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.