muscousadj.

Brit.

/ˈmʌskəs/, U.S.

/ˈməskəs/

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

Etymology: < classical Latin muscōsus muscose adj.; compare -ous suffix. Compare muscosity n., muscose adj.

Chiefly Botany. rare.

Mossy; resembling moss.

ΘΚΠ

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

muscous1658

muscose1707

muscoid1841

musciform1890

1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Muscous, mossy, or full of mosse.

1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Muscose Muscous, mossy, or abounding with Moss.

1891 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Muscous, mossy.

1923 W. de la Mare Riddle 300 Muscous incrustations.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	muscous
释义	muscousadj. Brit. /ˈmʌskəs/, U.S. /ˈməskəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin muscōsus. Etymology: < classical Latin muscōsus muscose adj.; compare -ous suffix. Compare muscosity n., muscose adj. Chiefly Botany. rare. Mossy; resembling moss. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > moss > [adjective] muscous1658 muscose1707 muscoid1841 musciform1890 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Muscous, mossy, or full of mosse. 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Muscose Muscous, mossy, or abounding with Moss. 1891 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Muscous, mossy. 1923 W. de la Mare Riddle 300 Muscous incrustations. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1658
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