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tremellose en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• trem-ĕ-lōs
• /ˈtɹɛm.ɛɹˌləʊz/

Etymology

From Latin tremulus (“shaking; trembling; quivering”) + -ose. See also English tremulous.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of jelly.
   • 'Where did you pick up this little souvenir?' he asked, turning to stare at Craig, who was in a state of sudden tremellose agitation, his hands shaking, his head quivering above his shoulders as though his neck muscles had ceased their normal supporting function. 1969, Leonard Gribble, Cash My Chips, Croupier:
   • Simple, solitary, somewhat tremellose, yellow; clubs incrassated, obtuse, compressed; stem round. 1871, Mordecai Cubitt Cooke, “Clavariei”, in Handbook of British Fungi, volume 1, 998. Calocera glossoides, page 340:

Forms

Synonyms

gelatinous