cartĭlāgo, ĭnis, f. [Sanscr. kart, to spin; cf. κάρταλος, cratis],
I cartilage , gristle; in animals, Cels. 8, 1; Plin. 11, 37, 87, § 216; 9, 24, 40, § 78; 11, 4, 3, § 9.—
II Transf., in plants, a substance harder than pulp but softer than woody fibre , Plin. 15, 28, 34, § 116; 16, 36, 64, § 158.