tubulate

adjective

tu·​bu·​late

ˈt(y)übyələ̇t,

-yəˌlāt

variants or less commonly tubulated

-yəˌlātə̇d

1

: provided with a tube

2

: having the form of a tube

Word History

Etymology

tubulate from Latin tubulatus, from Latin tubulus tubule, tube + -atus -ate; tubulated from Latin tubulatus + English -ed

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