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papyraceous

papyraceous adjective: of, similar to, or related to papyrus.

Adjective

papyraceous (comparative more papyraceous, superlative most papyraceous)

  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 of papyraceous

Forms of papyraceous

comparativemore papyraceous
superlativemost papyraceous
alternative formpapyritious

Origin of papyraceous

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

Questions about papyraceous

What does papyraceous mean?
Papyraceous means of, similar to, or related to papyrus.
What part of speech is papyraceous?
Papyraceous is an adjective.

Words near papyraceous in the dictionary

  1. Papworth
  2. Papworth Everard
  3. Papworth St Agnes
  4. Papworths
  5. papyr
  6. papyraceous
  7. papyral
  8. papyrean
  9. papyri
  10. papyrian
  11. papyric

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