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† ventriˈose, a. Obs. rare.
[ad. L. ventriōs-us, f. ventri-, venter belly.]
a. Bot. = ventricose a. 1 a.
b. ‘Gorbellied’ (1727 in Bailey, vol. II).
1707Sloane Jamaica (1725) II. 60 Pods..having here and there eminences over the peas within, or being ventriose. Ibid. 59 Smooth ventriose pods. |