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tubulous


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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tubulose  \Tu"bu*lose`\,  Tubulous  \Tu"bu*lous\,  a.  [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.