subcartilaginous

American  

[suhb-kahr-tl-aj-uh-nuhs] / ˌsʌb kɑr tlˈædʒ ə nəs /

adjective

Anatomy, Zoology.

1. partially or incompletely cartilaginous.

2. situated below or beneath cartilage.

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subcartilaginous British  

/ sʌbˌkɑːtɪˈlædʒɪnəs /

adjective

1. composed partly of cartilage

   a subcartilaginous skeleton

2. situated beneath a cartilage or a cartilaginous structure

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Etymology

Origin of subcartilaginous

First recorded in 1535–45; sub- + cartilaginous

Example Sentences

Stem even, fibrous striate, outer bark subcartilaginous, flesh white, stuffed, becoming fistulose.

From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha

P. 3-5 cm. subcartilaginous, obtuse, wavy, sooty brown then pale; g. adnate, livid; s. 5-8 cm. often twisted, dingy, apex minutely mealy; sp. subgl. 5-6.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George