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Meaning of BULBOUS

Pronunciation:  'bulbus

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  curving outward
  2. [adj]  like a bulb
 
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 Synonyms: bellied, bellying, bulblike, bulging, bulgy, circular, protrusive, protuberant, round
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Bulb"ous\, a. [L. bulbosus: cf. F. bulbeux. See {Bulb},
n.]
Having or containing bulbs, or a bulb; growing from bulbs;
bulblike in shape or structure.
 
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