1
: having a bulb : growing from or bearing bulbs
2
: resembling a bulb especially in roundness
a bulbous nose
bulbously
adverb
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The skull was wide and long, tipped with a bulbous lump that was unlike any skull structure seen in other crocodilians.
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
Giro, Bell, Smith, POC, and Kask are all reputable brands with a wide range of shapes to fit bulbous and diminutive noggins alike.
—Chris Cona, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2025
Onions Onions can be grown via sets, which are small bulbous onions or by seeds.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2025
My mother loved to preserve figs, transforming the purple-and-green bulbous orbs to caramel-brown delicacies of sweetness.
—Claude Barilleaux, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2025
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
Giro, Bell, Smith, POC, and Kask are all reputable brands with a wide range of shapes to fit bulbous and diminutive noggins alike.
—Chris Cona, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2025
Onions Onions can be grown via sets, which are small bulbous onions or by seeds.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2025
My mother loved to preserve figs, transforming the purple-and-green bulbous orbs to caramel-brown delicacies of sweetness.
—Claude Barilleaux, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Bulbous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulbous. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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bulbous
adjective
bul·bous
ˈbəl-bəs 
: resembling a bulb especially in roundness or the gross enlargement of a part
the bulbous expansion at the base of a hair
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