carbonous

[ kahr-buh-nuh s ]

/ ˈkɑr bə nəs /

of, containing, or derived from carbon.

Origin of carbonous

First recorded in 1785–95; carbon + -ous

The perithecia are generally imbedded in the outer portion of the stroma, the mouths opening through the carbonous crust.

Synopsis of Some Genera of the Large Pyrenomycetes |C. G. Lloyd
The walls of the perithecia are carbonous, and confluent with the crust.

Synopsis of Some Genera of the Large Pyrenomycetes |C. G. Lloyd
The stem is slender and carbonous and bears the carbonous fruit bodies, superficial, but sessile and globose.

Synopsis of Some Genera of the Large Pyrenomycetes |C. G. Lloyd