The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ventricose
Ventricose \Ven"tri*cose`\, Ventricous \Ven"tri*cous\, a. [NL. ventricosus, fr. L. venter belly.] (Nat. Hist.) Swelling out on one side or unequally; bellied; ventricular; as, a ventricose corolla. Ventricose shell. (Zo["o]l.)
A spiral shell having the body whorls rounded or swollen in the middle.
A bivalve shell in which the valves are strongly convex.
Wiktionary
ventricose
a. 1 distended; corpulent 2 (context mycology English) Broadest in the middle and tapering toward the ends
WordNet
ventricose
adj. having a swelling on one side; "the ventricose gullet of an insect" [syn: ventricous]
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Usage examples of "ventricose".
The Principal, a small ventricose man with a polished, rosy bald head, gave one of his laughs.