ventricose adjective. ['vɛntrɪkǝʊs] M18.
[medieval or mod. Latin alt. of Latin ventriosus pot-bellied, from ventr-, venter belly, perh. infl. by VENTRICULUS: see -OSE¹.]
1. Botany & Zoology. Swelling out in the middle; strongly convex, esp. on one side. M18.

2. Of a person: big-bellied. M19.

■ ventri'cosity noun (Zoology) convexity, degree of swelling; the ratio of breadth to length: M19.

■ ventricous adjective (rare) = VENTRICOSE E18.

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