| tubulous | 1. <botany> Resembling, or in the form of, a tube; longitudinally hollow; specifically, having a hollow cylindrical corolla, often expanded or toothed at the border; as, a tubulose flower. 2. <botany> Containing, or consisting of, small tubes; specifically, 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. Origin: Cf. F. Tubuleux. See Tubule. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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