CARNOSITY

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A fleshy excrescence; esp. a small excrescence or fungous growth. Wiseman.

2.
n.

Fleshy substance or quality; fleshy covering. [Consciences] overgrown with so hard a carnosity. Spelman. The olives, indeed be very small there, and bigger than capers; yet commended they are for their carnosity. Holland.