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STRAMINEOUS
Etymology
Adjective
stramineous (comparative more stramineous, superlative most stramineous)
Pertaining to or made of straw; having little value, insubstantial.
(botany) Straw-coloured.
Source: Wiktionary
Stra*min"e*ous, a. Etym: [L. stramineus, fr. stramen straw, fr. sternere, stratum, to spread out, to strew.]
1. Strawy; consisting of straw. Robinson.
2. Chaffy; like straw; straw-colored. Burton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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