carnose

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑː(ɹ)nəʊz/, /ˈkɑː(ɹ)nəʊs/

Adjective

carnose (comparative more carnose, superlative most carnose)

1. Carnous, fleshy.
   • 1701, John Ray, The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation, […], 3rd edition, London: […] Sam[uel] Smith, and Benj[amin] Walford, […], →OCLC, part II, pages 343–344:

     The Muſcle whereby he [the hedgehog] is enabled to draw himſelf thus together, and gather up his whole Body like a Ball, the Pariſian Academiſts deſcribe to be a diſtinct Carnoſe Muſcle, extended from the Oſſa innominata to the Ear and Noſe, running along the Back-bone, without being faſtned thereto.

2. (botany) of a fleshy consistency; applied to succulent leaves, stems, etc.

Derived terms

• carnosity

Anagrams

• Carones, Creason, Croesan, Sarceno, canoers, coarsen, corneas, earcons, narcose, sea corn, seacorn, sorance

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /karˈno.se/, (traditional) /karˈno.ze/
• Rhymes: -ose, (traditional) -oze
• Hyphenation: car‧nó‧se

Adjective

carnose

1. feminine plural of carnoso

Anagrams

• nascerò, necrosa

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /karˈnoː.se/, [kärˈnoːs̠ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /karˈno.se/, [kärˈnɔːs̬e]

Adjective

carnōse

1. vocative masculine singular of carnōsus