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torose

[ tawr-ohs, tohr-, taw-rohs, toh- ]

adjective

  1. Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
  2. Zoology. bulging.

torose

/ tɔːˈrɒsɪtɪ; tɔːˈrəʊz; ˈtɔːrəs; ˈtɔːrəʊz /

adjective

  1. biology (of a cylindrical part) having irregular swellings; knotted
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • torosity, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of torose1

1750–60; < Latin torōsus bulging, full of muscle, equivalent to tor ( us ) bulge + -ōsus -ose 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of torose1

C18: from Latin torōsus muscular, from torus a swelling
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Example Sentences

Torose, Torulose, knobby; where a cylindrical body is swollen at intervals.

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