"papyraceous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more papyraceous [comparative], most papyraceous [superlative], papyritious [alternative]
Etymology: From Latin papȳrāceus (“made of papyrus”) under influence of Middle French papyracee and French papiracé. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|papȳrāceus||made of papyrus}} Latin papȳrāceus (“made of papyrus”), {{der|en|frm|papyracee}} Middle French papyracee, {{der|en|fr|papiracé}} French papiracé Head templates: {{en-adj}} papyraceous (comparative more papyraceous, superlative most papyraceous)
  1. Of, similar to, or related to papyrus. Translations (Of, similar to, or related to papyrus): papyraceus (Latin), papyrius (english: made of papyrus) (Latin)
    Sense id: en-papyraceous-en-adj-uP9bZQrq Disambiguation of 'Of, similar to, or related to papyrus': 84 16
  2. Synonym of papery: of, similar to, or related to paper, particularly its thinness or texture. Synonyms: papery [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-papyraceous-en-adj-CqLS0H4e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Latin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: papyral, papyric, papyriferous [rare], papyrian, papyrine [obsolete] Related terms: fetus papyraceus, lamina papyracea

Alternative forms

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