[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

tubulose \tu"bulose`\, tubulous \tu"bulous\, a. cf. f.
   tubuleux. see tubule.
   1. resembling, or in the form of, a tube; longitudinally
      hollow; specifically bot., having a hollow cylindrical
      corolla, often expanded or toothed at the border; as, a
      tubulose flower.
      1913 webster

   2. containing, or consisting of, small tubes; specifically
      bot., composed wholly of tubulous florets; as, a
      tubulous compound flower.
      1913 webster

   tubulous boiler, a steam boiler composed chiefly of tubes
      containing water and surrounded by flame and hot gases; --
      sometimes distinguished from tubular boiler.
      1913 webster
see also:
tubule tubulous boiler 

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