The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stramineous
Stramineous \Stra*min"e*ous\, a. [L. stramineus, fr. stramen straw, fr. sternere, stratum, to spread out, to strew.]
Strawy; consisting of straw.
--Robinson.Chaffy; like straw; straw-colored.
--Burton.
Wiktionary
stramineous
a. 1 Pertaining to or made of straw; having little value, insubstantial. 2 (context botany English) Straw-coloured.