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MEMBRANACEOUS
Etymology
Adjective
membranaceous (comparative more membranaceous, superlative most membranaceous)
Resembling or having properties of a membrane.
Synonyms
• (resembling a membrane): membranous
Source: Wiktionary
Mem`bra*na"ceous, a. Etym: [L. membranaceus.]
1. Same as Membranous. Arbuthnot.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Thin and rather soft or pliable, as the leaves of the rose, peach tree, and aspen poplar.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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