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bulbous

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++bul·bous /ˈbʌlbəs/ adjective  UGLYfat, round, and unattractive 圆胖难看的 a bulbous nose 蒜头鼻
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bulbousThere were thick bulbous calf muscles teetering on stiletto heels.Chantal carried her bulbous crash hat under one arm.He concluded by asking Miller for one little root of Ixia, or other bulbous plant from the Cape.Lift and transplant bulbous plants where they are becoming overcrowded.She tried nibbling at the bulbous wad of meat and then at the toasted roll.My hand was lacerated, deformed, and bulbous with pus.
bul·bous adjectiveChineseSyllable
round, fat, and Corpus unattractive


bulbous
bulbous /ˈbʌlbəs/ adjective
fat, round, and unattractive:
    a bulbous nose


bulb·ousBrE /ˈbʌlbəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbʌlbəs/ 🔊 adjectiveshaped like a bulb; round and fat in an ugly way 鳞茎状的;圆胖难看的a bulbous red nose蒜头红鼻子