Stramineous

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /stɹəˈmɪnɪəs/

Origin

From Latin strāmineus, from strāmen ("straw").

Full definition of stramineous

Adjective

1. Pertaining to or made of straw; having little value, insubstantial.
• 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, I.2.4.iv:Their wits indeed serve them to that sole purpose, to make sport ...; in all other discourse, dry, barren, stramineous, dull and heavy, here lies their genius, in this they alone excel, please themselves and others.
2. (botany) Straw-coloured.