- Mammose
- Mammose \Mam*mose"\, a. [L. mammosus having large breasts, mamma breast.] (Bot.) Having the form of the breast; breast-shaped. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Mammose
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mammose — juvenile sturgeon … Dictionary of ichthyology
mammose — adjective Having large breasts … Wiktionary
mammose — 1. SYN: mammiform. 2. Having large breasts. * * * mam·mose (mamґōs) [L. mammosus] 1. having large breasts, or mammae. 2. mammillated … Medical dictionary
mammose — shaped like a breast Shapes and Resemblance … Phrontistery dictionary
mammose — mam·mose … English syllables
mammose — ˈmaˌmōs noun ( s) Etymology: origin unknown Del. & N.J. : a young sturgeon … Useful english dictionary
mammillate — adj. [L. mamilla, small breast] Having rounded protuberances or wart like projections; mammiform; mammose … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
mammosity — noun The state or quality of being mammose or having large breasts … Wiktionary
mammiform — Resembling a breast; breast shaped. SYN: mammose (1). [L. mamma, breast, + forma, form] * * * mam·mi·form mam ə .fȯrm adj having the form of a breast or nipple: MAMMILLARY * * * mam·mi·form (mamґĭ form) [mammo + form] shaped like a breast … Medical dictionary
Shapes and Resemblance — This assortment of 370 adjectives all refer in some way to the form or shape of things. Some are more geometrically descriptive than others, while a number of terms refer to animal forms or shapes of obscure objects. Certain adjectives for shapes … Phrontistery dictionary
