papyraceous

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adjective

Of, similar to, or related to papyrus.

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paperypapyralpapyricpapyriferouspapyrianpapyrine
OriginLatin papȳrāceus ← Middle French papyracee ← French papiracé →
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Meanings

adjectivepapyraceous (comparative more papyraceous, superlative most papyraceous)

comparative more papyraceous · superlative most papyraceous · alternative papyritious

  1. Of, similar to, or related to papyrus.
  2. Synonym of papery: of, similar to, or related to paper, particularly its thinness or texture.

    Synonyms: papery

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of papery: of, similar to, or related to paper, particularly its thinness or texture.

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papery
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papyralpapyricpapyriferouspapyrianpapyrine
Also see
paperypapyralpapyrianpapyricpapyriferouspapyrine

Origin

  1. Frenchpapiracé
  2. Middle Frenchpapyracee
  3. Latinpapȳrāceus“made of papyrus”
  4. Englishpapyraceous

From Latin papȳrāceus (“made of papyrus”) under influence of Middle French papyracee and French papiracé.

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Translations

Latin papyraceus, papyrius
  • papyraceusOf, similar to, or related to papyrus
  • papyriusOf, similar to, or related to papyrus
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APA

papyraceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papyraceous

MLA

“papyraceous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papyraceous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “papyraceous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papyraceous.

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