Membranaceous

Membranaceous
Membranaceous Mem`bra*na"ceous, a. [L. membranaceus.] [1913 Webster] 1. Same as {Membranous}. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]

2. (Bot.) Thin and rather soft or pliable, as the leaves of the rose, peach tree, and aspen poplar. [1913 Webster]


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  • membranaceous — adjective Resembling or having properties of a membrane. Syn: membranous See Also: membrane, membranous …   Wiktionary

  • membranaceous — SYN: membranous. * * * mem·bra·na·ceous .mem brə nā shəs adj MEMBRANOUS …   Medical dictionary

  • membranaceous — membrÉ™ neɪʃəs adj. of or pertaining to a membrane (thin sheet of tissue) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • membranaceous — mem·bra·na·ceous …   English syllables

  • membranaceous — …   Useful english dictionary

  • membranaceous tendon — aponeurosis …   Medical dictionary

  • ὑμενοειδῆ — ὑμενοειδής membranaceous neut nom/voc/acc pl (attic epic doric) ὑμενοειδής membranaceous masc/fem/neut nom/voc/acc dual (doric aeolic) ὑμενοειδής membranaceous masc/fem acc sg (attic epic doric) …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

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  • Bladder nut — Bladder Blad der (bl[a^]d d[ e]r), n. [OE. bladder, bleddre, AS. bl[=ae]dre, bl[=ae]ddre; akin to Icel. bla[eth]ra, SW. bl[ a]ddra, Dan. bl[ae]re, D. blaar, OHG. bl[=a]tara the bladder in the body of animals, G. blatter blister, bustule; all fr.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bladder pod — Bladder Blad der (bl[a^]d d[ e]r), n. [OE. bladder, bleddre, AS. bl[=ae]dre, bl[=ae]ddre; akin to Icel. bla[eth]ra, SW. bl[ a]ddra, Dan. bl[ae]re, D. blaar, OHG. bl[=a]tara the bladder in the body of animals, G. blatter blister, bustule; all fr.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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