adjective
bulbous
BUL-bus/ˈbʌlbəs/
Having a rounded, swollen shape like a plant bulb.
The vase has a bulbous body beneath its narrow neck.
Etymology
Originally describing something pertaining to a plant bulb, bulbous came to mean shaped like one. The rounded swelling of an onion supplies the image for the modern adjective.
In context
great little toe not too bulbous and round it's still a little bit of a feminine um toe here
More examples
- A bulbous swelling appeared on the branch.
- The submarine's bulbous bow cut through the water.
- The glass bottle was noticeably bulbous.
Forms
bulbous · more bulbous · most bulbous
bulb noun — a rounded swollen structure