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tu⋅bu⋅lous

[too-byuh-luhs, tyoo-]
–adjective
1. containing or consisting of tubes.
2. having the form of a tube; tubular.
3. Botany. having tubular flowers.

Origin:
1655–65; < NL tubulōsus. See tubule, -ous


tu⋅bu⋅lous⋅ly, adverb
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tu·bu·lous   (tōō'byə-ləs, tyōō'-)   
adj.  
  1. Shaped like a tube; tubular.

    1. Composed of tubes.

    2. Having tubular parts.

tu'bu·lous·ly adv.
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