CALLOSITY


Meaning of CALLOSITY in English

/keuh los"i tee/ , n. , pl. callosities .

1. a callous condition.

2. Bot. a hardened or thickened part of a plant.

3. Pathol. callus (def. 1a).

[ 1375-1425; late ME calosite callositas, equiv. to callos ( us ) CALLOUS + -itas -ITY ]

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