a. [f. L. type *tūberculōs-us, f. tūbercul-um TUBERCLE: see -OSE.] = TUBERCULOUS 2, TUBERCULATE.
1752. J. Hill, Hist. Anim., 249. The green Turdus … is a very beautiful fish;… it is not unfrequently … almost entire black, and sometimes spotted or tuberculose.
1854. Woodward, Mollusca, II. 191. Doris Bilamellata:… Back elevated, tuberculose.
1900. in B. D. Jackson, Gloss. Bot. Terms.
