\Car*nos"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. carnosit['e].] 1. (Med.) A fleshy excrescence; esp. a small excrescence or fungous growth. --Wiseman. 2. Fleshy substance or quality; fleshy covering. [Consciences] overgrown with so hard a carnosity. --Spelman. The olives, indeed be very small there, and bigger than capers; yet commended they are for their carnosity. --Holland.