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English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑː(ɹ)nəʊz/, /ˈkɑː(ɹ)nəʊs/
Adjective
carnose (comparative more carnose, superlative most carnose)
- Carnous, fleshy.
1701, John Ray, The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation, , 3rd edition, London: Sam Smith, and Benj Walford, , →OCLC, part II, pages 343–344:The Muſcle whereby he [the hedgehog] is enabled to draw himſelf thus together, and gather up his whole Body like a Ball, the Pariſian Academiſts deſcribe to be a diſtinct Carnoſe Muſcle, extended from the Oſſa innominata to the Ear and Noſe, running along the Back-bone, without being faſtned thereto.
- (botany) of a fleshy consistency; applied to succulent leaves, stems, etc.
Derived terms
Anagrams
- seacorn, coarsen, canoers, sea corn, Creason, corneas, Sarceno, sorance, Croesan, Carones, narcose, earcons, Coreans
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /karˈno.se/, (traditional) /karˈno.ze/
- Rhymes: -ose, (traditional) -oze
- Hyphenation: car‧nó‧se
Adjective
carnose
- feminine plural of carnoso
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
Adjective
carnōse
- vocative masculine singular of carnōsus