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[ buhl-buhs ] / ˈbʌl bəs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bulbous ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivebulb-shaped; bulging. having or growing from bulbs. Also bul·ba·ceous [buhl-bey-shuhs]. /bʌlˈbeɪ ʃəs/. Origin of bulbousFrom the Latin word bulbōsus, dating back to 1570–80. See bulb, -ous OTHER WORDS FROM bulbousbul·bous·ly, adverbnon·bul·ba·ceous, adjectivenon·bul·bous, adjectiveWords nearby bulbousbulboid corpuscle, bulbospinal, bulbospongiosus, bulbourethral, bulbourethral gland, bulbous, bulbous bougie, bulbous buttercup, bulbul, bulbus, Bulfinch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bulbousBulbous 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
adjectiveshaped like a bulb; swollen; bulging growing from or bearing bulbs Derived forms of bulbousbulbously, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bulbousspherical, rounded, cylindrical, elliptical, oval, curved, curled, protruding, bowed, looped, arched, spiral, circular, arced, bent, ringed, orbed, coiled, spheroid, salient |