Definition of Membranaceous. Meaning of Membranaceous. Synonyms of Membranaceous

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Definition of Membranaceous

Membranaceous
Membranaceous Mem`bra*na"ceous, a. [L. membranaceus.] 1. Same as Membranous. --Arbuthnot. 2. (Bot.) Thin and rather soft or pliable, as the leaves of the rose, peach tree, and aspen poplar.

Meaning of Membranaceous from wikipedia

- Astragalus mongholicus, synonyms including Astragalus propinquus and Astragalus membranaceus, commonly known as Mongolian milkvetch in English; 'Хунчир'...
- sheath flattened or sometimes thickened, with a blunt or hooded apex and membranaceous ligule. Many of the species are important pasture plants, used extensively...
- semiorbicular pod 2–3 cm diameter, surrounded by a flat 4–6 cm diameter membranaceous wing (wing-like structure) which aids dispersal by the wind. It contains...
- whorls of 5, the innermost being scarious staminodes. There are ten membranaceous intrastaminal scales. There are five pistils and the carpels are free...
- 47 in), elliptic in outline, sharply angled at the apex, papery to membranaceous in texture, ciliate (i.e., fringed) along the upper margins, and longitudinally...
- genus Monstera of the arum family, Araceae. The lamina is very thin and membranaceous, the spathe runs down the flower stalk for 3 – 8 cm. The fruit is green...
- ascending stems (pedicels), 3–3.5 cm (1+1⁄4–1+1⁄2 in), ****ociated with membranaceous leaflets (bracts), 2.5–3 cm (1–1+1⁄4 in), in an open branching umbrella...
- axillary, subterranean branches that do not bear green leaves but only membranaceous, scale-like ones. A stolon of gr****es is defined as a horizontal stem...
- bark. The young branches are subquadrangular and tomentulose bearing membranaceous oblong-lanceolate or lanceolate leaves 9 – 15 cm long by 3.5 – 7 cm...
- colors. The sepals are somewhat fleshy. The petals and the lip are membranaceous. These orchids are now classified as Tolumnia. Cyrtochilum is another...