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carnose

American

[kahr-nohs] / ˈkɑr noʊs /

adjective

of or relating to flesh; fleshy.

Other Word Forms

carnosity noun

Etymology

Origin of carnose

1555–65; < Latin carnōsus fleshy, equivalent to carn- (stem of carō ) flesh + -ōsus -ose ¹

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