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torose

American  
[tawr-ohs, tohr-, taw-rohs, toh-] / ˈtɔr oʊs, ˈtoʊr-, tɔˈroʊs, toʊ- /
Also torous

adjective

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

  2. Zoology. bulging.

torose British  
/ tɔːˈrɒsɪtɪ, tɔːˈrəʊz, ˈtɔːrəs, ˈtɔːrəʊz /

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

  • torosity noun

Etymology

Origin of torose

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

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