caricous

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Etymology

Latin carica (a kind of dry fig) +‎ -ous.

Adjective

caricous (comparative more caricous, superlative most caricous)

  1. Shaped like a fig.
    • 1868, North American Journal of Homoeopathy, volume 16, page 74:
      The hypertrophic condylomata are either caricous, scolloped or jointy.

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