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bulbous

[ buhl-buh s ]

/ ˈbʌl bəs /

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adjective

bulb-shaped; bulging.

having or growing from bulbs.

Also bul·ba·ceous

[buhl-bey-shuh s] /bʌlˈbeɪ ʃəs/.

Origin of bulbous

From the Latin word bulbōsus, dating back to 1570–80. See bulb, -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM bulbous

bul·bous·ly, adverb non·bul·ba·ceous, adjective non·bul·bous, adjective

Words nearby bulbous

bulbo-, bulboid, bulboid corpuscle, bulbospinal, bulbourethral, bulbous, bulbous bougie, bulbous buttercup, bulbul, bulbus, bulfinch

Example sentences from the Web for bulbous

Bulbous columns, winding staircases, and whimsical bas-reliefs of mythical creatures wrap around the palace.

The Postman Who Built a Palace in France…by Hand |Nina Strochlic |November 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
His greatest concern was to make sure the two bulbous microphones in front worked, bending them back and forth for maximum sound.

Why Did the Lawyers’ Post–Sandusky Conviction Comments Shield Penn State From Shame? |Buzz Bissinger |June 25, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The stem is slender, nearly equal, floccose, bulbous at the base.

The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise |M. E. Hard
A third storey, sometimes circular on plan, completed the tower, which was crowned with a bulbous terminal.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 |Various

In one end of the stocking aforesaid was a bulbous swelling, as large as a well-sized fist.

Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland |Various
Especially I remarked, even in the midst of my fear, the bulbous points of the fingers.

Phantastes |George MacDonald
Each seed is a long club-shaped body, with a bulbous base and a slender point, more or less produced.

Omphalos |Philip Henry Gosse

British Dictionary definitions for bulbous

bulbous

/ (ˈbʌlbəs) /

adjective

shaped like a bulb; swollen; bulging

growing from or bearing bulbs

Derived forms of bulbous

bulbously, adverb