cartilaginous

Meaning

1. Comprising soft cartilage rather than bone.
2. Comprising soft cartilage rather than bone.
3. Having a tough or fibrous texture, usually in reference to a mushroom stipe.

Synonyms

gristly

rubbery

crunchy

crisp

chondral

chondric

sharklike

Translations

cartilaginoso

cartilagineux

knorpelig

cartilaginós

cartilaginoso

cartilagineo

cartilaginoso

غضروفي

kıkırdaklı

lastiğe benzeyen

χονδρώδης

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌkɑː.tɪˈlad͡ʒ.ɪn.əs/

Etymology

Cognate with French: cartilagineux

In summary

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.