membranaceousadj.
/ˌmɛmbrəˈneɪʃəs/, U.S. /ˌmɛmbrəˈneɪʃəs/ 1. Biology. Resembling or of the nature of a membrane; membranous.
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the world > life > the body > bodily substance > membrane > [adjective]
panniculara1400
webbya1425
membraneous1578
filmy1583
membranous1598
cauly1615
membranaceous1678
membranulous1705
pelliceous1732
membraniform1828
thecal1847
pellicular1853
membranoid1857
thecigerous1860
adventitial1872
theciform1877
thecate1891
theciferous1891
velamentous1891
the world > plants > part of plant > cell or aggregate tissue > [adjective] > of or having a membrane
membranous1658
membranaceous1753
membraneous1764
1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. i. i. 2 Insects indeed have Wings, and so have Bats..; the former Membranaceous, the latter Cutaneous.
1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician vii. 253 Men observe the membranaceous Stalk..where the Ganglium rises.
1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. iv. xi. 199 Where Teeth are wanting..the Defect is abundantly supplied by one thin membranaceous Ventricle.
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Leaf Membranaceous Leaf, one merely composed of membranes with no pulp between.
1832 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. 397 Membranaceous..; thin and semitransparent, like a fine membrane; as the leaves of Mosses.
1871 G. Hartwig Subterranean World ii. 11 The soft membranaceous swimming feet.
1911 A. L. Smith Monogr. Brit. Lichens II. 224 Paraphyses absent or abnormal (membranaceous).
1967 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 58 1052 The fast-sedimenting components..include mitochondria, vesicles and tubules of the smooth and rough E.R., and other membranaceous structures.
1995 Folia Geobotanica et Phytotaxonomica 30 91 Trichothelium rubellum is characterized by..5–7 white membranaceous setae arranged in a star pattern.
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1824 T. F. Dibdin Libr. Compan. 621 (note) The unique copy..on vellum, in the matchless membranaceous Alduses of Spencer House.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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