BULBOUS
bellied, bellying, bulbous, bulging, bulgy, protuberant
(adjective) curving outward
bulblike, bulbous, bulb-shaped
(adjective) shaped like a bulb
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
bulbous (comparative more bulbous, superlative most bulbous)
Having the shape of or resembling a bulb, bloated.
(of a person) Overweight and round in shape.
(botany) Growing from a bulb or producing bulbs.
Source: Wiktionary
Bulb"ous, a. Etym: [L. bulbosus: cf. F. bulbeux. See Bulb, n.]
Definition: Having or containing bulbs, or a bulb; growing from bulbs; bulblike in shape or structure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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