intervenose

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adjective

Used to describe a mushroom which has veins in the spaces between the gills.

OriginEnglish venose ← Latin inter- ← Proto-Italic *n̥ter →
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Meanings

adjectiveintervenose (comparative more intervenose, superlative most intervenose)

comparative more intervenose · superlative most intervenose

  1. biologyUsed to describe a mushroom which has veins in the spaces between the gills.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Englishvenose
  8. Englishintervenose

From inter- + venose.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

overintense
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APA

intervenose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intervenose

MLA

“intervenose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intervenose. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intervenose,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intervenose.

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