Meaning

2 senses
  1. Of, similar to, or related to papyrus.

  2. Synonym of papery: of, similar to, or related to paper, particularly its thinness or texture.

Origin

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

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

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Forms

more papyraceous, most papyraceous
Comparativemore papyraceous Lesson
Superlativemost papyraceous Lesson

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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