lymphousadj.
/ˈlɪmfəs/, U.S. /ˈlɪmfəs/ Physiology. † a. Of vegetable fluids: Watery. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the world > plants > part of plant > plant substances > [adjective] > having fluid or sap
sappy1100
moista1382
wateryc1425
fatty1552
juiced1597
succulent1601
juiceful1619
succiferous1655
lymphatic1673
racy1676
lymphous1682
succous1694
succose1859
sebaceous1899
1682 N. Grew Anat. Plants ii. i. iii. 67 The Milky Saps..agree, in being more Oyly than any of the Lymphous Saps.
b. Of animal fluids: Containing, of the nature of, or resembling lymph.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > secretory organs > secretion > lymph > [adjective]
lymphatic1649
lymphid1675
ganglionary1842
lymphy1848
plasmatic1864
lymphoid1867
lymphous1876
1876 W. Roberts Urinary & Renal Dis. (ed. 3) ii. iv. 323 The coagulum in lymphous urine resembles calf's foot or currant jelly.
1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. II. 1078 The lymphous fluid soiling the patient's clothes.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
adj.1682