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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Bulbous \Bulb"ous\, adjective [L. bulbosus: cf. F. bulbeux. See {Bulb}, n.] Having or containing bulbs, or a bulb; growing from bulbs; bulblike in shape or structure. ||
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
bulbous
adjective
1: like a bulb [syn: {bulblike}]
2: curving outward [syn: {bellied}, {bellying}, {bulging}, {bulgy}, {protuberant}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
76 Moby Thesaurus words for "bulbous": bagging, baggy, ballooning, bellying, billowing, billowy, bloated, bosomy, botanic, bulblike, bulbose, bulging, bumped, bumpy, bunched, bunchy, cereal, distended, ellipsoid, farinaceous, fruitlike, fruity, global, globate, globe-shaped, globed, globelike, globoid, globose, globular, hemispheric, herbaceous, herbal, herbose, herbous, herby, hillocky, hummocky, leguminose, leguminous, moutonnee, obovoid, orb, orbed, orbic, orbicular, orbiculate, orblike, orby, ovoid, plantlike, pneumatic, potbellied, pouching, radicated, radiciform, radicular, rhizoid, rootlike, rounded, sphere-shaped, spherelike, spheric, spheriform, spheroid, swelling, tuberous, vegetable, vegetal, vegetarian, vegetational, vegetative, verrucated, verrucose, warty, weedy
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