Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Spongiose \Spon"gi*ose`\, Spongious \Spon"gi*ous\, a. [L.
   spongious, spongeosus: cf. F. spongieux. See {Sponge}.]
   Somewhat spongy; spongelike; full of small cavities like
   sponge; as, spongious bones.