ventricose

American  

[ven-tri-kohs] / ˈvɛn trɪˌkoʊs /

adjective

1. swollen, especially on one side or unequally; protuberant.

2. having a large abdomen.

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ventricose British  

/ ˌvɛntrɪˈkɒsɪtɪ, ˈvɛntrɪˌkəʊs /

adjective

1. botany zoology anatomy having a swelling on one side; unequally inflated

   the ventricose corolla of many labiate plants

2. another word for corpulent

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Other Word Forms

• subventricose adjective
• ventricosity noun

Etymology

Origin of ventricose

From the New Latin word ventricōsus, dating back to 1750–60. See venter, -ic, -ose ¹

Example Sentences

Shell globose, wrinkled, olive; spire prominent, acute, the whorls ventricose; margin of the aperture thick, fulvous, grooved; umbilicus small, linear, near the middle of the inner lip; operculum shelly.

From Project Gutenberg

Shell ventricose, the base lengthened; aperture longer than broad; outer lip slightly emarginate.

From Project Gutenberg

Shell ventricose; base with a short canal, which is either emarginate or truncate; external lip dilated into a simple wing, notched at the base, and prominent above.

From Project Gutenberg

Soft-puberulent, 1° high; leaves ovate or oblong, or the lower broadly lanceolate and the upper cordate-clasping, mostly sharply toothed; thyrse short; corolla 2´ long, broadly ventricose, dull purple or whitish.—Prairies,

From Project Gutenberg

The shell is of a reddish colour, ventricose, and girt with elevated lines, about a quarter of an inch apart.

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