spongiose
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin spongiosus, spongeosus. Compare French spongieux. See sponge.
Adjective
spongiose (comparative more spongiose, superlative most spongiose)
- Somewhat spongy; spongelike; full of small cavities.
- spongious bones
References
- “spongiose”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Italian
Adjective
spongiose
- feminine plural of spongioso
Latin
Adjective
spongiōse
- vocative masculine singular of spongiōsus