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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