Ventricose

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     {Ventricose shell}. (Zool.)
     (a) A spiral shell having the body whorls rounded or swollen
         in the middle.
     (b) A bivalve shell in which the valves are strongly convex.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ventricose
       adj : having a swelling on one side; "the ventricose gullet of an
             insect" [syn: {ventricous}]