callosity

[kuh-los-i-tee]

cal·los·i·ty

[kuh-los-i-tee]
noun, plural cal·los·i·ties.
1.
a callous condition.
2.
Botany. a hardened or thickened part of a plant.
3.
Pathology. callus (def. 1a).

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English calosite < Late Latin callōsitās, equivalent to callōs(us) callous + -itās -ity
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Callosity is always a great word to know.
So is bryophytes. Does it mean:
variation in an organism's life cycle of dissimilar reproductive forms
phylum of green, nonvascular, seedless plants comprised of true mosses, hornworts and liverworts
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callosity (kəˈlɒsɪtɪ)
 
n , pl -ties
1.  hardheartedness
2.  another name for callus

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callosity cal·los·i·ty (kə-lŏs'ĭ-tē)
n.
A localized thickening and enlargement of the horny layer of the skin. Also called callus, keratoma, poroma, tyloma.

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