a. [ad. L. spongiōs-us spongy, f. spongia SPONGE sb.1] Of a spongy texture; porous.
1755. Dict. Arts & Sci., IV. s.v., The spongiose or ethmoide bone of the nose. Ibid., The spongiose bodies of the penis.
1826. Kirby & Sp., Entomol., IV. xlvi. 259. Spongiose.… A soft elastic substance resembling sponge.
1859. W. H. Russell, in Times, 24 March, 9/4. They, being mango, peepul, and other spongiose and heartless timbers, are of no good.
