torose

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

adjective

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

Also to·rous

[tawr-uh s, tohr-] /ˈtɔr əs, ˈtoʊr-/.

Origin of torose

1750–60; < Latin torōsus bulging, full of muscle, equivalent to tor(us) bulge + -ōsus -ose¹

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Historical Examples of torose

Torose, Torulose, knobby; where a cylindrical body is swollen at intervals.
The Elements of Botany
Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for torose

torose

torous (ˈtɔːrəs)

adjective

biology (of a cylindrical part) having irregular swellings; knotted

Derived Formstorosity (tɔːˈrɒsɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for torose

C18: from Latin torōsus muscular, from torus a swelling

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