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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 “pergamentaceous, adj.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; June 2008]
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