pergamentaceous

English

Etymology

From the suffixation of post‑Classical Latin pergament(um) (parchment) with the suffix -aceous (of the nature of) (itself from the Latin compound adjectival suffix ‑āceus).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

pergamentaceous (not comparable)

  1. (biology, now chiefly botany)[1] Reminiscent of parchment.[1]

Synonyms

References

  1. pergamentaceous, adj.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; June 2008]
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