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. Poa abbreviatashort bluegr**** Poa affinis Poa alpigena –...
- 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...
- 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...
- whorls of 5, the innermost being scarious staminodes. There are ten membranaceous intrastaminal scales. There are five pistils and the carpels are free...
- be recognized by its ovate-elliptic to cordiform leaf shape and more membranaceous leaf texture than the other species in the section, and stem, inflorescence...
- 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...
- uncertainly Jaw: in****bent ****: (frequently) double Eggs: (usually) membranaceous Organs of Sense: tongue, nostrils, eyes, ears Covering: a naked skin...
- semi-succulent (or fleshy) growth form. It also has loose, membranaceous leaf sheaths and membranaceous lateral extensions (auricles) on the primary bracts of...
- young branches are quadrangular, bearing sessile oblong to elliptic membranaceous leaves 6 – 15 cm long by 0.8 – 3 cm wide, glabrous above and glabrescent...