TUBE, noun [Latin tubus.] A pipe; a siphon; a canal or conduit; a hollow cylinder, either of wood, metal or glass, used for the conveyance of fluids, and for various other purposes. 1. A vessel of animal bodies or plants, which conveys a fluid or other substance. 2. In botany, the narrow hollow part of a monopetalous corol, by which it is fixed to the receptacle. 3. In artillery, an instrument of tin, used in quick firing. TUBE, verb transitive To furnish with a tube; as, to tube a well.
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