Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chartaceous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.23 in modern English

Syllables: char-ta-ceous
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling paper or parchment; papery.

Example Sentences

"a plant with chartaceous leaves"
"chartaceous lemma"

Etymology

From Latin chartaceus. See charta.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: chartaceus

Inflected Forms

more chartaceous (comparative) most chartaceous (superlative)

Derived Forms

chartaceously

Synonyms

papery paperlike

Questions

What does chartaceous mean?: Resembling paper or parchment; papery.
Where does chartaceous come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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