ventricose

ven·tri·cose

adj \-ˌkōs\

Definition of VENTRICOSE

: markedly swollen, distended, or inflated especially on one side <ventricose corollas>

Origin of VENTRICOSE

New Latin ventricosus, from Latin ventr-, venter + -icosus (as in varicosus varicose)

First Known Use: 1756

Rhymes with VENTRICOSE

adios, adipose, bellicose, calvados, cellulose, comatose, diagnose, grandiose, granulose, Helios, lachrymose, megadose, otiose, overdose, racemose, Shabuoth, tuberose, varicose