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  • 11torose — to·rose (toґrōs) [L. torosus muscular, brawny] bulging or knobby; called also torous …

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  • 12torose — a. (Bot.) Knobby, torous …

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  • 13torose — /ˈtɔroʊs/ (say tawrohs), /tɔˈroʊs/ (say taw rohs) adjective 1. Botany cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed. 2. Zoology bulging. Also, torous /ˈtɔrəs/ (say tawruhs). {Latin torōsus bulging. See torus} …

  • 14torose —   a. bulging, knobbly; muscular.    ♦ torous, a.    ♦ torosity, n …

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  • 15torose — [tō′rəs, tôr′əstō′rōs΄, tôr′ōs΄, tō rōs′] adj. [L torosus, full of muscle, knotty < torus, muscle] 1. bulging, knobbed, protuberant, swelling, etc. 2. Bot. cylindrical, with swellings at intervals: Also torous [tō′rəs, tôr′əs] …

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