ventricose

adjective

ven·​tri·​cose ˈven-tri-ˌkōs 

: markedly swollen, distended, or inflated especially on one side

ventricose corollas

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin ventricōsus, from Latin ventr-, venter "belly, womb" + -icōsus (in varicōsus varicose) — more at venter

First Known Use

1756, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ventricose

• adios
• adipose
• amylose
• bellicose
• cellulose
• centavos
• comatose
• diagnose
• grandiose
• granulose
• levulose
• overdose