† muscoseadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin muscōsus.

Etymology: < classical Latin muscōsus < muscus moss n.¹ + -ōsus -ose suffix¹. Compare earlier muscous adj., muscosity n. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (mɒ·skō^us) /ˈmʌskəʊs/.

Chiefly Botany. Obsolete.

Of the nature of or resembling moss; mosslike.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > moss > [adjective]

muscous1658

muscose1707

muscoid1841

musciform1890

1707 H. Sloane Voy. Islands I. 124 The flowers..being brownish, very small, muscose [etc.].

1707 H. Sloane Voy. Islands I. 125 Small muscose flowers.

1817 Chron. in Ann. Reg. 42/1 The hollows in her hull contain a quantity of fine black muscose mud.

Derivatives

muscoseness n. rare mossiness.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Muscoseness, fulness of moss, mossiness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	muscose
释义	† muscoseadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin muscōsus. Etymology: < classical Latin muscōsus < muscus moss n.¹ + -ōsus -ose suffix¹. Compare earlier muscous adj., muscosity n. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (mɒ·skō^us) /ˈmʌskəʊs/. Chiefly Botany. Obsolete. Of the nature of or resembling moss; mosslike. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > moss > [adjective] muscous1658 muscose1707 muscoid1841 musciform1890 1707 H. Sloane Voy. Islands I. 124 The flowers..being brownish, very small, muscose [etc.]. 1707 H. Sloane Voy. Islands I. 125 Small muscose flowers. 1817 Chron. in Ann. Reg. 42/1 The hollows in her hull contain a quantity of fine black muscose mud. Derivatives muscoseness n. rare mossiness.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Muscoseness, fulness of moss, mossiness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1707
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