| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| torose |
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| SYLLABICATION: | to·rose |
| PRONUNCIATION: | tôr s , t r - |
| ADJECTIVE: | Cylindrical and having ridges or swellings. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin tor sus, from torus, knot, bulge.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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