cartilaginous

/ˌkɑː.tɪˈlad͡ʒ.ɪn.əs/ · adj

Meaning

Comprising soft cartilage rather than bone.
Related to or resembling cartilage.
Having a skeleton of cartilage.
Having a tough or fibrous texture, usually in reference to a mushroom stipe.

Etymology / origin

Borrowed from Latin cartilāginōsus (“full of cartilage, very gristly”), from cartilāgō (“cartilage, gristle”) + -ōsus (“-ous, -ose”); compare French cartilagineux. Equivalent to cartilage + -ous, with modifications made to its morphology.

cartilagineux(French)→
cartilāginōsus(la)→
cartilaginous (English)
Relations: bor, cog

Related words

cartilāginōsus(la)cartilagineux(French)

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