torose adjective1 •Cylindrical with alternate swellings and contractions; having the surface covered with rounded prominences; having the appearance of a knobbly rope.With the Carabidae, Hydrocanthari, and Lucanidae, the testicles consist of two extremely long, torose caeca, ( 31 ) of which each is sometimes enclosed in two special envelopes. — 1854 formsmore torose · most torose
