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Papyraceous
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pap⋅y⋅ra⋅ceous

  [pap-uh-rey-shuhs]
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–adjective
papery.
Origin:
1745–55; < L papȳr(us) papyrus + -aceous
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Main Entry: pap·y·ra·ceous
Pronunciation: "pap-&-'rA-sh&s
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or being one of twin fetuseswhich has died in the uterus and been compressed to a thinness like paper by the growth of the other
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papyraceous pap·y·ra·ceous (pāp'ə-rā'shəs)
adj.
Resembling parchment or paper.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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