ventricose Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite having a swelling on one side
    ventricous.
    • the ventricose gullet of an insect

WordNet

Ven"tri*cose`, Ven"tri*cous adjective (Also<
  • Ventricose
  • Ventricous
)
Etymology
NL. ventricosus, fr. L. venter belly.
Definitions
  1. (Nat. Hist.) Swelling out on one side or unequally; bellied; ventricular; as, a ventricose corolla.

Webster 1913