torose

to·rose

(tôr′ōs′)

adj.

Cylindrical with alternate swellings and contractions: torose pod.

[Latin torōsus, from torus, knot, bulge.]

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torose

(ˈtɔːrəʊz; tɔːˈrəʊz) or

torous

adj

(Biology) biology (of a cylindrical part) having irregular swellings; knotted

[C18: from Latin torōsus muscular, from torus a swelling]

torosity n

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