osseous adj 1: composed of or containing bone; "osseous tissue" [syn: {osseous}, {osteal}, {bony}]
Osseous \Os"se*ous\, a. [L. osseus, from os, ossis bone; akin to Gr. 'oste`on, Skr. asthi. Cf. {Oyster}.] Composed of bone; resembling bone; capable of forming bone; bony; ossific. [1913 Webster]