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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