Associations to the word «Ventricose»

Wiktionary

VENTRICOSE, adjective. Distended; corpulent
VENTRICOSE, adjective. (mycology) Broadest in the middle and tapering toward the ends

Dictionary definition

VENTRICOSE, adjective. Having a swelling on one side; "the ventricose gullet of an insect".

Wise words

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