Pergamentaceous

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ËŒpɜːɡəmÉ™nˈteɪʃəs/
• US IPA: /ËŒpɚɡəmÉ™nˈteɪʃəs/

Origin

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).

“pergamentaceous, adj.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary

draft revision

class="example">June 2008

Full definition of pergamentaceous

Adjective

1. (biology, now chiefly botany) Reminiscent of parchment.

Related terms

• pergamenous

Synonyms

• parchmenty informal
• pergameneous