Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or of the nature of membrane; consisting of membrane; membranous.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Same as
Membranous . - adjective (Bot.) Thin and rather soft or pliable, as the leaves of the rose, peach tree, and aspen poplar.
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- adjective
Resembling or having properties of amembrane .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Panax ginseng and ginsenoside, Astragalus membranaceous, Epimedium brevicornum, Polygonatum multiflorum as well as Chunhui capsule, Zhibao Sanbian pill, Guilingji etc., are widely used in treating senility diseases such as hyperlipidemia and weakened intelligence.
Chapter 8 1991
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In general, according to the adage that "one that has abundant vitality will not be invaded by pathogenic factor", immuno - enhancing medicinal plants (Panax ginseng, Astragalus membranaceous and Cordyceps sinensis), complemented with pathogenicidal or inhibitory agents
Chapter 8 1991
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Fuzheng granules (Astragalus membranaceous, Psoralea corylifolia, etc.) could alleviate the adverse effect of chemotherapy, used in late stage postoperative gastric cancer patients.
Chapter 8 1991
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Pileus fleshy, membranaceous or deliquescent, 26. 26.
Among the Mushrooms A Guide For Beginners Caroline A. Burgin
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The filmy ferns are small, delicate plants with membranaceous, finely dissected fronds from slender, creeping rootstocks.
The Fern Lover's Companion A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada George Henry Tilton
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There are three circles of leaves forming the perigone, the two outer being more or less membranaceous, and only the three inner petal-like in texture.
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses Douglas Houghton Campbell
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The leaves are in pairs, elliptical, many ribbed, glaucous, and very large, whence the specific name; the internodes of the whole plant are winged, wings membranaceous; stipules large, broader than the stems.
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Mace is a membranaceous structure enveloping the Nutmeg, having a fleshy texture, and being of a light yellowish-brown colour.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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Mr. Cunningham found a very curious species of lizard, remarkable for having a thin, membranaceous appendage attached to the back of its head and round the neck and falling over its shoulders in folds as low as the fore arm.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 1 Phillip Parker King
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Sterile segment sessile above the middle of the plant, broadly triangular, thin, membranaceous, ternate.
The Fern Lover's Companion A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada George Henry Tilton
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