caricous

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adjective

Shaped like a fig.

OriginLatin carica →
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Meanings

adjectivecaricous (comparative more caricous, superlative most caricous)

comparative more caricous · superlative most caricous

  1. Shaped like a fig.

    The hypertrophic condylomata are either caricous, scolloped or jointy.

    1868, North American Journal of Homoeopathy, volume 16, page 74

Origin

  1. Latincarica“a kind of dry fig”
  2. Englishcaricous

Latin carica (“a kind of dry fig”) + -ous.

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caricous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caricous

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“caricous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caricous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caricous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caricous.

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