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cartilago
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LNS
cartilāgō, cartilāginis
κάρταλος, Sanscr. kart, to spin; cf. κάρταλος, cratis
noun (f., 3
rd
declension)
cartilage, gristle
a substance harder than pulp but softer than woody fibre
Abbreviations
cartilāgo, inis, f.
Sanscr. kart, to spin; cf. κάρταλος, cratis, cartilage, gristle; in animals, Cels. 8, 1; Plin. 11, 37, 87, § 216; 9, 24, 40, § 78; 11, 4, 3, § 9.
— Transf., in plants, a substance harder than pulp but softer than woody fibre, Plin. 15, 28, 34, § 116; 16, 36, 64, § 158.
