chartaceous

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adjective

Resembling paper or parchment; papery.

“chartaceous lemma”

Similar
paperypaperlike
OriginLatin chartaceus →
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Meanings

adjectivechartaceous (comparative more chartaceous, superlative most chartaceous)

comparative more chartaceous · superlative most chartaceous

  1. Resembling paper or parchment; papery.

    chartaceous lemma

    1 more example

    a plant with chartaceous leaves

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or like paper

Similar
paperypaperlike
Also see
paperlikepapery

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinchartaceus
  2. Englishchartaceous

From Latin chartaceus. See charta.

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APA

chartaceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chartaceous

MLA

“chartaceous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chartaceous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chartaceous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chartaceous.

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