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Definition of bulbous : Having or containing bulbs, or a bulb; growing from bulbs; bulblike in shape or structure.

Synonyms:

bellying, bulgy, bulb-shaped, protuberant, bulging, bellied, convex, protrusive, bulblike, circular

rotund, potbellied, round, rounded, spherical, corpulent

Usage examples:

• The Foreign Minister was lying back in his chair, with a red silk handkerchief over his forehead, and his bulbous, cotton- wadded foot still protruding upon its rest. - "Round the Red Lamp Being Facts and Fancies of Medical Life", Arthur Conan Doyle.
• But the vicar's bulbous lips, that uttered those solemn words and jested, shall dip no more in the rosy wine they loved. - "Greene Ferne Farm", Richard Jefferies.
• Sugar beets, vegetables, bulbous plants, etc. - "Dry-Farming", John A. Widtsoe.