Membranaceous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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


        the rose, peach tree, and aspen poplar.
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