tubulous, a.
(ˈtjuːbjʊləs)
[ad. mod.L. tubulōs-us; cf. F. tubuleux (1771 in Dict. Trévoux).]
1. Having the form of a tube; = tubular 1.
| 1664 Power Exp. Philos. i. 4 The stings in all Bees are hollow and tubulous. 1755 Gentl. Mag. Jan. 8/2 The flower is red and tubulous. 1826 G. Samouelle Direct. Collect. Insects & Crust. 23 A very short tubulous haustellum. |
2. Containing or composed of tubes: = tubular 3. a. Bot. (See quot.) rare—0.
| 1864 Webster, Tubulose, Tubulous... 2. Containing small tubes; composed wholly of tubulous florets; as, a tubulous compound flower. |
b. Of a steam boiler: Having either fire-tubes or water-tubes.
| 1860 Illustr. Lond. News 5 May 422/3 Safety-boilers (Tubulous)..are now made with water fire-box. 1892 Spectator 19 Mar. 386/1 The tubulous boiler [for ships]..is growing in favour both in France and America. |
Hence ˈtubulously adv., in a tubulous form; ˈtubulousness (Bailey, 1727, vol. II).
| 1818 T. Nutall Genera N. Amer. Plants II. 80 Spatha tubulously cucullate. |