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Definition of bulbous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bulbous

adjective
 
/ˈbʌlbəs/
 
/ˈbʌlbəs/
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  1. having the shape of a bulb; round and fat in an ugly way
    • a bulbous red nose
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBulbous is used with these nouns:
    • nose
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    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin bulbosus, or directly from bulb + -ous.
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