Etymology

pergamentaceous

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Today it means: Reminiscent of parchment. Full definition →

Latin pergament(um)
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  1. Latin · derived frompergament(um)“parchment”
  2. English todaypergamentaceous

From the suffixation of post‑Classical Latin pergament(um) (“parchment”) with the suffix -aceous (“of the nature of”) (itself from the Latin compound adjectival suffix ‑āceus).

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