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Caricous vs Carious - What's the difference?

caricous | carious |

As adjectives the difference between caricous and carious

is that caricous is shaped like a fig while carious is having caries; decayed.

caricous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Shaped like a fig.
  • * 1868 , North American Journal of Homoeopathy (volume 16, page 74)
    • The hypertrophic condylomata are either caricous , scolloped or jointy.
    (Graig)
    (Webster 1913)

    carious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having caries; decayed.
  • *
  • * 1840 William Percivall, Hippopathology: a treatise on the disorders and lameness of the horse
    • My father's museum contained several preparations of carious teeth.