Pertaining to, or of the nature of gristle; consisting or full of gristle; cartilaginous.

Of the nature of, or consisting of, cartilage.

= cartilaginous, adj.

Chiefly Botany and Mycology. Of plant (or animal) tissue: somewhat, partly, or incompletely cartilaginous.

= subcartilaginous, adj.

Of a texture approaching that of cartilage. Of fishes: Having a semi-cartilaginous skeleton.

Of or relating to cartilage or a cartilage.

Resembling cartilage.

Resembling cartilage.

Of the form or nature of cartilage.

situated or occurring within the substance of cartilage.