granulose

American  

[gran-yuh-lohs] / ˈgræn yəˌloʊs /

adjective

1. granular.

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granulose British  

/ -ˌləʊz, ˈɡrænjʊˌləʊs /

adjective

1. a less common word for granular

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Etymology

Origin of granulose

First recorded in 1850–55; granule + -ose ¹

Example Sentences

Sporangium obovoid to turbinate, olive-yellow to olive-brown in color, stipitate; the wall densely granulose within, externally smooth and shining, the upper part soon disappearing, leaving a funnel-shaped persistent base.

From The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio by Morgan, A. P. (Andrew Price)

Brucke gave the name erythrogranulose to a substance nearly related to granulose, but with a stronger affinity for iodine, and receiving from it not a blue but a red color.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 by Various

Sporangium ovoid-oblong; the calyculus small, sulcate and ribbed, granulose.

From The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio by Morgan, A. P. (Andrew Price)

Cap thin, wrinkled or corrugated, granulose, mealy; gills white, reaching the stem, sometimes free.

From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas

Sporangia subglobose, irregular, sessile, crowded, forming clusters or effused patches; the wall thin, yellow, densely granulose and venulose.

From The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio by Morgan, A. P. (Andrew Price)