spongiform.

Having a sponge-like structure with many small spaces.

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Words that belong together

• spongiform tissue
• a spongiform structure

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The section showed spongiform tissue around the cavity.

A spongiform structure filled the space beneath the covering.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Comparative more spongiform; superlative most spongiform where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.