Word To Use Today: papyraceous.

Wasp's nests are papyraceous:


photo by Paulpadam 

so are books:


photo by Jorge Royan

and so is this picture frame:


photo by R de Salis

So, what does papyraceous mean, then?

Word To Use Today: papyraceous. This word comes from papyrus, an aquatic grass with umbrella-spoke flower stems at the top of the stems: 


photo by Tubifex

The inside of the stems was used to make paper-like stuff in Ancient Egypt, and papyraceous means relating, made of, or resembling paper.