bulbous
Americanadjective
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shaped like a bulb; swollen; bulging
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growing from or bearing bulbs
Other Word Forms
- bulbously adverb
- nonbulbaceous adjective
- nonbulbous adjective
Etymology
Origin of bulbous
From the Latin word bulbōsus, dating back to 1570–80. See bulb, -ous
Example Sentences
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She collected some of the most fascinating information on the latter by watching Flo, an older female with a bulbous nose and an amazing retinue of suitors who was bearing children well into her 40s.
From Los Angeles Times
According to company lore, Harmsworth took inspiration for the bottles' bulbous shape from the Indian clubs he used for exercise following a crippling car accident.
From BBC
Where there used to be rusting rolling stock and derelict sidings, there is now a swish shopping centre, smart restaurants and the oddly bulbous, 42-storey Belgrade Tower.
From BBC
All the other types get double names, like butternut squash or acorn squash, but not the yellow kind with the bulbous bodies and thin curving necks.
From Salon
He opened the five-room exhibition with a bulbous, abstract painted sculpture suspended from the ceiling that nearly filled the space.
From Los Angeles Times
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