"bulbous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbʌlbəs/, /ˈboʊlbəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bulbous.wav Forms: more bulbous [comparative], most bulbous [superlative]
Etymology: From bulb + -ous or alteration of Latin bulbosus. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bulb|ous}} bulb + -ous, {{uder|en|la|bulbosus}} Latin bulbosus Head templates: {{en-adj}} bulbous (comparative more bulbous, superlative most bulbous)
  1. Having the shape of or resembling a bulb, bloated. Translations (having the shape of a bulb): издут (izdut) (Bulgarian), bulbós (Catalan), bulbeux (French), baniasty (Polish), bulboso (Spanish), випуклий (vypuklyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), опуклий (opuklyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-bulbous-en-adj-Epbtz~Cb Categories (other): Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 46 42 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 42 44 Disambiguation of 'having the shape of a bulb': 51 30 19
  2. (of a person) Overweight and round in shape.
    Sense id: en-bulbous-en-adj-oXp4EZD- Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ous, English undefined derivations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 8 42 50 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 11 49 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 15 51 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 14 51 35 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 46 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 17 51 32 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 42 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 44 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 9 44 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 13 60 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 15 51 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 15 51 35
  3. (botany) Growing from a bulb or producing bulbs. Categories (topical): Botany Translations (growing from a bulb or producing bulbs): луковичен (lukovičen) (Bulgarian), bulbós (Catalan), bulbeux (French), bulboso (Italian), bulbosus (Latin), bulboso (Portuguese), bulboso (Spanish), цибулинний (cybulynnyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), цибулеподібний (cybulepodibnyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-bulbous-en-adj-tQ~9m4bC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English refractory feminine rhymes, English terms suffixed with -ous, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 35 52 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 12 33 55 Disambiguation of English refractory feminine rhymes: 11 29 59 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 8 42 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 38 52 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 46 42 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 42 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 44 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 9 44 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 39 53 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'growing from a bulb or producing bulbs': 10 2 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bulbous buttercup, bulbously, bulbousness, nonbulbous, pseudobulbous

Alternative forms

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