Papyraceous

Papyraceous [ Botany ]	Dictionary of botanic terminology - index of names
Synonym: Papery, Chartaceous or Paper-like

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

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

Left: Papyraceous spines of the cactus Toumeya papyracantha

(from the Latin adjective “papyraceus” = “made of papyrus”)

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