fistulosus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

fistŭlōsus, a, um, adj. [fistula].

I Pipeshaped , full of holes , porous (post-Aug.): terra bibula et pumicis vice fistulosa, Plin. 18, 11, 29, § 110; so, terra, id. 17, 5, 3, § 34: telum culicis sorbendo fistulosum, hollow , id. 11, 2, 1, § 3: aculeus, id. 11, 37, 65, § 173: lapis, porous , id. 36, 23, 53, § 174: densitas spongiae, id. 27, 8, 45, § 69: caseus, Col. 7, 8, 5.—

II Having fistulas , fistulous : cancer, Cato R. R. 157, 3.