ventricose
adjective
swollen, especially on one side or unequally; protuberant.
subventricose
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a word derived from
ventricose.
Example Sentences
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P. campan. exp. umb. silky fibrillose, whitish brown, disc darker, dry; g. crowded, near to stem, subventricose; s. rather shining, whitish, base thickened; volva mostly adherent, laciniate, brownish.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
Gills subelliptical to subventricose behind, broadly emarginate, adnexed.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Miron Elisha Hard
Shell subventricose; uniform olive; apex of the spire acute; aperture and spire of equal length; umbilicus closed.
From Zoological Illustrations, Volume II or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by William Swainson
