spongy surface

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• Spongy lead — Sponge Sponge (sp[u^]nj), n. [OF. esponge, F. [ e]ponge, L. spongia, Gr. spoggia , spo ggos. Cf. {Fungus}, {Spunk}.] [Formerly written also {spunge}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of Spongi[ae], or Porifera. See Illust. and Note… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• spongy — UK [ˈspʌndʒɪ] / US adjective Word forms spongy : adjective spongy comparative spongier superlative spongiest 1) light and full of holes a spongy texture 2) with a surface that sinks when you push it and then gets its original shape again spongy… …   English dictionary

• spongy parenchyma — noun : loosely and irregularly arranged parenchyma having numerous intercellular spaces found toward the lower surface within many leaves and consisting of irregular, lobed, or stellate cells compare palisade parenchyma * * * Bot. the lower layer …   Useful english dictionary

• spongy — spong|y [ spʌndʒi ] adjective 1. ) light and full of holes: a spongy texture 2. ) with a surface that sinks when you push it, then returns to its original shape: spongy ground ╾ spong|i|ness noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Spongy urethra — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = pars spongiosa urethrae masculinae, pars cavernosa GraySubject = 256 GrayPage = 1234 Caption = The male urethra laid open on its anterior (upper) surface. Caption2 = Precursor = Urogenital folds System =… …   Wikipedia

• Fourrée — [ Domitian showing 2 plating breaks.] A fourrée is a coin, most often a counterfeit, that is made from a base metal core that has been plated with a precious metal to look like its solid metal counter part. The term is normally applied to ancient …   Wikipedia

• Technical pen — A technical pen is a specialized instrument used by an engineer, architect, or draftsperson (British: draughtsperson) to make lines of constant width for architectural, engineering, or technical drawings. It has been also generally called… …   Wikipedia

• Bolete — A bolete is a type of fungal fruiting body characterized by the presence of a pileus that is clearly differentiated from the stipe, with a spongy surface of pores (rather than gills) on the underside of the pileus. Bolete is also the English… …   Wikipedia

• Bone — This article is about the skeletal organ. For other uses, see Bone (disambiguation) and Bones (disambiguation). For the tissue, see Osseous tissue. Drawing of a human femur Bones are rigid organs that constitute part of the endoskeleton of… …   Wikipedia

• layer — A sheet of one substance lying on another and distinguished from it by a difference in texture or color or by not being continuous with it. SEE ALSO: stratum, lamina. SYN: panniculus. ameloblastic l. the internal l. of the enamel organ. SYN: enam …   Medical dictionary

• Leaf — For other uses, see Leaf (disambiguation). The leaves of a Beech tree …   Wikipedia