ventricose

An obsolete adjective describing something that is swollen, bulging, or distended, especially in the middle.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Adjektiv, das etwas Aufgeblasenes, Gewölbtes oder Erweitertes beschreibt, besonders im mittleren Teil.

1. Swollen or bulging on one side C2 formal

   Having a swelling or bulge on one side, often used in botany or zoology to describe a shape.

   • The stem of the plant was ventricose, bulging noticeably on one side.
   • The insect's abdomen was ventricose, indicating it had recently fed.
   • In the botanical description, the leaf base was described as ventricose.

   🇩🇪einseitig bauchig

   Synonyme: bulginggibbousprotuberantswollentumid

• more ventricose comparative form
• most ventricose superlative form