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carnosity
CIDE DICTIONARY
carnosity, n. [Cf. F. carnosité.].
- A fleshy excrescence; esp. a small excrescence or fungous growth. Wiseman. [1913 Webster]
- Fleshy substance or quality; fleshy covering. [1913 Webster]"[Consciences] overgrown with so hard a carnosity." [1913 Webster]"The olives, indeed be very small there, and bigger than capers; yet commended they are for their carnosity." [1913 Webster]
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