torose

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

adjective

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

torose

/ tɔːˈrəʊz; tɔːˈrɒsɪtɪ; ˈtɔːrəʊz; ˈtɔːrəs /

adjective

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

Derived 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.

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