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Pergamentaceous

{

Perˊga-me′no-us

,

Perˊga-men-ta′ceous

, }
Adj.
[L.
pergamena
parchment. See
Parchment
.]
Like parchment.

Definition 2024

pergamentaceous

pergamentaceous

English

Adjective

pergamentaceous ‎(not comparable)

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 “pergamentaceous, adj.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; June 2008]

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]

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