fistulose

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adjective

Formed like a fistula; hollow; reed-like.

OriginLatin fistulosus →
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Meanings

adjectivefistulose (comparative more fistulose, superlative most fistulose)

comparative more fistulose · superlative most fistulose

  1. Formed like a fistula; hollow; reed-like.

    white , pileus subcarnose at length umbonate, gills close adnate, stem fistulose nearly naked

    1844, James Edward Smith, The English Flora

Origin

  1. Latinfistulosus
  2. Englishfistulose

Latin fistulosus.

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APA

fistulose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fistulose

MLA

“fistulose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fistulose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fistulose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fistulose.

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