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 ventricose, spotted; spire shorter than the aperture, of five convex volutions; suture channelled; base with a concave belt.

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

Shell ventricose, thin and smooth, with wide aperture; foot large and thick, without operculum.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various

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

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

P. 1-1.5 cm. exp. umb. velvety-squamulose, whitish with brown fibrils; g. ventricose; s. 2.5-5 cm. bay, fibrillose or hairy; sp.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

P. fragile, conico-convex, at length umb. glabrous, silky-shining; g. ventricose, crowded, dingy then flesh-colour; s. fistulose, equal, compr. glabrous, striate, pallid; sp. 7-10. nidorosum, Fr.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George