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tubulose |
1 definition found 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.
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