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spongiose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spon-giose
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Somewhat spongy; spongelike; full of small cavities.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin spongiosus, spongeosus. Compare French spongieux. See sponge.

Inflected Forms

more spongiose (comparative) most spongiose (superlative) spongious (alternative)

Questions

What does spongiose mean?
Somewhat spongy; spongelike; full of small cavities.
Where does spongiose come from?
From Latin spongiosus, spongeosus. Compare French spongieux. See sponge.

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