lardaceous

adjective

lar·​da·​ceous

1

: resembling lard

a lardaceous mass

2

: amyloid sense 2

lardaceous degeneration

Word History

Etymology

probably from (assumed) New Latin lardaceus, from Latin lardum fat pork + -aceus -aceous

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