ventricose

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adjective

distended; corpulent

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectiveventricose (comparative more ventricose, superlative most ventricose)

comparative more ventricose · superlative most ventricose

  1. biologyBroadest in the middle and tapering toward the ends

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving a swelling on one side

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

ventricose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ventricose

MLA

“ventricose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ventricose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ventricose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ventricose.

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