tubulose, a.
(ˈtjuːbjʊləʊs)
[ad. mod.L. tubulōs-us, f. L. tubulus tubule.]
1. = next, 1. Now rare.
| 1713 J. Petiver in Phil. Trans. XXVIII. 203 Small tubulose Scarlet Flowers. 1752 J. Hill Hist. Anim. 268 The Trigla, with a bifid rostrum, and tubulose nostrils. 1826 Kirby & Sp. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 312 Tongue..Tubulose... When it..is long and tubular, and capable of inflation. |
2. Palæont. Belonging to the Tubulosa, a group of Palæozoic corals characterized by tubular thecæ.
| 1891 in Cent. Dict. |