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pergamentaceous

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpɜːɡəmənˈteɪʃəs/
  • US: /ˌpɚɡəmənˈteɪʃəs/

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adj

Meaning 1

Reminiscent of parchment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

History

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).