torulose

torulose

(ˈtɔːjʊləʊs; ˈtɒrjʊləʊs; ˈtɔːjʊləʊz; ˈtɒrjʊləʊz)

adj

(Botany) (of something cylindrical) alternately swollen and pinched along its length

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

torulose - of a cylindrical or ellipsoid body; swollen and constricted at intervals phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants unshapely - not well-proportioned and pleasing in shape; "a stout unshapely woman"