Hypertext Webster Gateway: "membranous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Membranous \Mem"bra*nous\, a. [Cf. F. membraneux.]
1. Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, membrane; as,
a membranous covering or lining.
2. (Bot.) Membranaceous.
{Membranous croup} (Med.), true croup. See {Croup}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
membranous
adj 1: relating to or made of or similar to a membrane; "membranous
lining"
2: characterized by formation of a membrane (or something
resembling a membrane); "membranous gastritis" [syn: {membrane-forming}]
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