Etymology

bulbous

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Today it means: Having the shape of or resembling a bulb, bloated. Full definition →

Latin bulbosus
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  1. Latin · derived frombulbosus
  2. English todaybulbous

From bulb + -ous or alteration of Latin bulbosus.

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