tubuliflorous

[ too-byuh-luh-flawr-uhs, -flohr-, tyoo- ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. having the corolla tubular in all the perfect flowers of a head, as certain composite plants.

tubuliflorous

/ ˌtjuːbjʊlɪˈflɔːrəs /

adjective

1. (of plants) having flowers or florets with tubular corollas

Word History and Origins

Origin of tubuliflorous¹

First recorded in 1890–95; tubule + -i- + -florous

Word History and Origins

Origin of tubuliflorous¹

C19: from tubule + -florous

Example Sentences

The genus Mikania of Willdenow is one of the tubuliflorous Asteraceæ.

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