carnoso-|kɑːˈnəʊsəʊ|combining form of L. carnōsus, used in sense ‘carnose and..’, ‘with carnous modification’; as in carnoso-fibrous, carnoso-tuberose, etc.1846Dana Zooph. 644 Carnoso-tuberose.1866Berkeley in Intell.Observ.No. 50. 96 The carnoso-fibrous stem.