torose
adjective
to·rose
Definition of torose
1 : having the surface covered with rounded prominences : knobbed
2 : cylindrical (as a plant member) with alternate swellings and contractions
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Origin and Etymology of torose
Latin torosus, from torus protuberance, bulge + -osus -ose
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