Resembling paper or parchment in texture; thin and papery in botanical or biological contexts.
From Latin charta (paper) plus -aceous suffix meaning 'of the nature of.' Used primarily in scientific classification and biology.
Botanists use chartaceous to describe leaf textures that are thin and crispy like paper—it's one of those beautiful technical words that makes you visualize exactly what something feels like.
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