tubuliflorous

American

[too-byuh-luh-flawr-uhs, -flohr-, tyoo-] / ˌtu byə ləˈflɔr əs, -ˈfloʊr-, ˌtyu- /

adjective

Botany.

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

tubuliflorous British

/ ˌtjuːbjʊlɪˈflɔːrəs /

adjective

(of plants) having flowers or florets with tubular corollas

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Etymology

Origin of tubuliflorous

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

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