Definition of Tubulous
1. tubular [adj] - See also: tubular
Medical Definition of Tubulous
1.
1. 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. 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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