Chartaceous

Chartaceous [ Botany ]
Synonym: Papery - Papyraceous

Dictionary of botanic terminology - index of names

The word chartaceous means of the consistency of paper; like paper, papyraceous.

In botany usually refers to leaves, spine or other part of a plant that are papery .

Left: Chartaceous (Papyraceous) spines of the cactus Toumeya papyracantha

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