cartilaginous

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cartilāginōsus (“full of cartilage, very gristly”), from cartilāgō (“cartilage, gristle”) + -ōsus (“-ous, -ose”); compare French cartilagineux. Equivalent to cartilage + -ous, with modifications made to its morphology.

adj

  1. (anatomy) Comprising soft cartilage rather than bone.
    1. Related to or resembling cartilage.
    2. (zoology, of a vertebrate animal) Having a skeleton of cartilage.
      Cartilaginous fish such as the angler fish have a skeletal structure made up of cartilage.
  2. (mycology) Having a tough or fibrous texture, usually in reference to a mushroom stipe.

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