Papyraceous

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  • adj. Made of papyrus.
  • adj. Of the consistency of paper; papery.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Made of papyrus; of the consistency of paper; papery.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Belonging to the papyrus or to papyri; made of or resembling papyrus or to papyri; made of or resembling papyrus or paper.
  • In zoology, papery; like parchment; pergamenteous: as, the substance of a wasp's nest is papyraceous.
  • Also, rarely, papyrian, papyrean.
  • Word Usage
    "Sold in garden centers as bulbs, or potted in the grocery store, Narcissus tazetta papyraceous may survive the winter when planted in D. C.-area gardens but not the colder parts of the region."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    papery