"membranaceous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more membranaceous [comparative], most membranaceous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin membrānāceus. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|membrānāceus}} Latin membrānāceus Head templates: {{en-adj}} membranaceous (comparative more membranaceous, superlative most membranaceous)
  1. Resembling or having properties of a membrane. Synonyms (resembling a membrane): membranous Related terms: membrane, membranous Translations (resembling or having properties of a membrane): μεμβρανώδης (memvranódis) [masculine] (Greek), μεμβρανοειδής (memvranoeidís) [masculine] (Greek), membrānāceus (Latin)
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