torous, a.
(ˈtɔərəs)
[ad. L. torōs-us torose, as if through a F. *toreux: see -ous.]
= torose.
| 1657 R. Carpenter Astrol. 35 The solid and succous body of Divinity still grows more and more torous and quadrangular. 1684 tr. Bonet's Merc. Compit. v. 139 Whole torous Muscles, and long tendons. 1828 Webster, Torous, in botany, protuberant; swelling in knobs, like the veins and muscles; as, a torous pericarp. |