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Added 9 October 2026

bulbous

/ˈbʌlbəs/ adjective

In Latin: bulbosus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about bulbous at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Having the shape of or resembling a bulb, bloated.
Overweight and round in shape.
Growing from a bulb or producing bulbs.

Origin

From bulb + -ous or alteration of Latin bulbosus.

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