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

Differs from C. dryophila in ventricose, rooting stem. leucomyosotis, Cke.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

P. campan. strongly umb. edge incurved then spreading and wavy, fuscous then livid; g. deeply emarginate, almost free, pallid; s. ventricose, stout, white. luridum, Fr.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

I have another specimen which agrees tolerably with Lister's figure in being more than usually ventricose, and which I think is accidental.

From Zoological Illustrations, Volume I or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by Swainson, William

P. unequal, even, edge thin, inflexed, somewhat pruinose, blackish fuscous; g. free; s. stems solid, ventricose, subtomentose, springing densely from a common tuber. arcuatum, Bull.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

Antheridia in the ventricose bases of spicate leaves.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa