cartilaginous

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

cartiliginous, cartilagenous

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin cartilāginōsus (“full of cartilage, very gristly”), from cartilāgō (“cartilage, gristle”) +‎ -ōsus (“-ous, -ose”); compare French cartilagineux.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑː.tɪˈlad͡ʒ.ɪn.əs/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑɹ.təˈlæd͡ʒ.ən.əs/

Adjective[edit]

cartilaginous (comparative more cartilaginous, superlative most cartilaginous)

(anatomy) Comprising soft cartilage rather than bone.
1. Related to or resembling cartilage.
2. (zoology) (Of a vertebrate animal) having a skeleton of cartilage.
  Cartilaginous fish such as the angler fish have a skeletal structure made up of cartilage.
(mycology) Having a tough or fibrous texture, usually in reference to a mushroom stipe.

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

comprising cartilage

Catalan: cartilaginós
Chinese:
Mandarin: 软骨的
Czech: chrupavčitý m
Esperanto: kartilaga
Finnish: rustoinen (fi)
Galician: cartilaxinoso m

German: knorpelig
Greek: χονδρικός (el) (chondrikós)
Hungarian: porcos (hu)
Navajo: ooshgę́ęzhii
Old English: gristlen
Romanian: cartilaginos (ro) m
Spanish: cartilaginoso (es)

resembling cartilage

Catalan: cartilaginós
Finnish: rusto mainen

Romanian: cartilaginos (ro)
Spanish: cartilaginoso (es)

mycology: having tough or fibrous texture

Finnish: rustoinen (fi)

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Translations to be checked

French: ^{(please verify)} cartilagineux (fr)

References[edit]

“cartilaginous”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
“cartilaginous” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
David Arora (1986) Mushrooms Demystified, Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press, page 913