torose

Also to·rous

[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

Other Word Forms

• torosity noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of torose¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of torose¹

C18: from Latin torōsus muscular, from torus a swelling

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

Torose: swelling into knots or protuberances.

From Project Gutenberg