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Definition of Carnose
1. a. Of or pertaining to flesh; fleshy.
Definition of Carnose
1. Adjective. fleshy ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Carnose
1. fleshy [adj] - See also: fleshy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carnose
Literary usage of Carnose
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The London Journal of Botany by Sir William Jackson Hooker (1846)
"Fronds carnose, 3-4 lines long. On the surface the hexagonal cells of the frond
are eminent. Capsules single, or at most two together, bearing black ..."
2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"carnose (rare), car- nous (rare), ... pliability, S. Referring to roots:
carnose (rare), pulp- ous (rare), ..."
3. Manual of Botany for North America: Containing Generic and Specific by Amos Eaton (1836)
"Plants carnose, cylindrical, simple or branched. Seedbed smooth, occupying almost
the whole surface, confluent with stipes. CALOCERA. ..."
4. A Sketch of the Botany of South-Carolina and Georgia by Stephen Elliott (1824)
"E. lanceolate, the upper ovate, all carnose, rigid, glabrous, ... Leaves long,
linear-lanceolate, acute, somewhat carnose, very smooth but scabrous along ..."
5. Journal of Mycology by William Ashbrook Kellerman, Job Bicknell Ellis, Benjamin Matlack Everhart, United States Dept. of Agriculture. Section of Vegetable Pathology (1902)
"Ascomata scattered or gregarious, sessile of soft carnose substance, convex and
amber color when young and fresh. concave and nearly black when dry, ..."
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