Definitions for bulbous

bulbous bul·bous

Spelling: [buhl-buh s]
IPA: /ˈbʌl bəs/

Bulbous is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 67 anagrams from letters in bulbous (bblosuu).

Definitions for bulbous

adjective

  1. bulb-shaped; bulging.
  2. having or growing from bulbs.

Origin of bulbous

From the Latin word bulbōsus, dating back to 1570-80. See bulb, -ous

Examples for bulbous

On the threshold of the doorway was a shadow—black and bulbous.

Invisible rays licked out of the bulbous muzzle of the pistol.

The rattle-snake-herb has a bulbous root, like that of the tuberose, but twice as large.

The stem is slender, nearly equal, floccose, bulbous at the base.

He then produces the bulbous stalks, and squeezes a portion of the juice into the pot.

His greatest concern was to make sure the two bulbous microphones in front worked, bending them back and forth for maximum sound.

And she pointed to the bulbous green animal that wriggled on the table-top.

bulbous columns, winding staircases, and whimsical bas-reliefs of mythical creatures wrap around the palace.

The stem shows to be bulbous and the cap covered with warts.

In Figure 240 the cortina and the bulbous form of the stem will be seen.

Word Value for bulbous
Scrable

11

Words with friends

16

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