TUBULOUS

Etymology

Adjective

tubulous (comparative more tubulous, superlative most tubulous)

Shaped like a tube; tubular.

(botany) Having a hollow cylindrical corolla, often expanded or toothed at the border.

Constructed of, or containing tubular parts.

(botany) Composed wholly of tubular florets.

Source: Wiktionary

Tu"bu*lose`, Tu"bu*lous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. tubuleux. See Tubule.]

1. Resembling, or in the form of, a tube; longitudinally hollow; specifically (Bot.), having a hollow cylindrical corolla, often expanded or toothed at the border; as, a tubulose flower.

2. Containing, or consisting of, small tubes; specifically (Bot.), composed wholly of tubulous florets; as, a tubulous compound flower. Tubulous boiler, a steam boiler composed chiefly of tubes containing water and surrounded by flame and hot gases; -- sometimes distinguished from tubular boiler.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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