Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Tubulose \Tu"bu*lose`\, Tubulous \Tu"bu*lous\, 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.

   2. Containing, or consisting of, small tubes; specifically
      (Bot.), composed wholly of tubulous florets; as, a
      tubulous compound flower.

   {Tubulous boiler}, a steam boiler composed chiefly of tubes
      containing water and surrounded by flame and hot gases; --
      sometimes distinguished from tubular boiler.