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Webster 1913 Edition
Tubulous
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
flower2.
Containing, or consisting of, small tubes; specifically
(Bot.)
, composed wholly of tubulous florets; as, a
. tubulous
compound flowerTubulous boiler
, a steam boiler composed chiefly of tubes containing water and surrounded by flame and hot gases; – sometimes distinguished from tubular boiler.
Webster 1828 Edition
Tubulous
TU'BULOUS
,Adj.
1.
Containing tubes; composed wholly of tubulous florets; as a tubulous compound flower.2.
In botany, having a bell-shaped border, with five reflex segments, rising from a tube; as a tubulous floret.Definition 2024
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Alternative forms
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.
- a tubulose flower
- (botany) Having a hollow cylindrical corolla, often expanded or toothed at the border.
- Constructed of, or containing tubular parts.
Derived terms
- tubulous boiler