tuberculose, a.
(tjuːˈbɜːkjʊləʊs)
[f. L. type *tūberculōs-us, f. tūbercul-um tubercle: see -ose.]
= tuberculous 2, tuberculate.
| 1752 J. Hill Hist. Anim. 249 The green Turdus..is a very beautiful fish;..it is not unfrequently..almost entire black, and sometimes spotted or tuberculose. 1854 Woodward Mollusca ii. 191 Doris Bilamellata:..Back elevated, tuberculose. 1900 in B. D. Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms. |