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Osculum
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. Same as Oscule.
2. A suffix denoting full of, containing, having the qualities of, like; as in verbose, full of words; pilose, hairy; globose, like a globe.
3. A suffix indicating that the substance to the name of wich it is affixed is a member of the carbohydrate group; as in cellulose, sucrose, dextrose, etc.