ventricous

9.9

Having a bulge on one side

adjective
/vɛnˈtrɪkəs/

Specialized

: ventricoso

Some fungi can be identified by their ventricous stems, which bulge noticeably on one side.

Examples

The botanist noted the ventricous base of the plant's seed capsule.
Under the microscope, the insect's ventricous gullet was clearly visible.
That is a ventricous shape.
Look at the ventricous balloon!
Some fungi can be identified by their ventricous stems, which bulge noticeably on one side.
The botanist noted the ventricous base of the plant's seed capsule.
Under the microscope, the insect's ventricous gullet was clearly visible.

Synonyms

puffy

vsventricous

49 2.2

Rounded and soft in shape, often filled with air or soft material

is a technical term for a one-sided swelling rather than general puffiness

ventricose

vsventricous

Specialized

1 9.9

Swollen in the middle so it makes a bulge on one side

describes a one-sided bulge rather than a central swelling

Antonyms

flat

414 1.0

Level and even without parts higher or lower

How Swollen

turgid

Specialized

1 8.6

distended

Specialized

10 7.8

swollen

122 3.2

ventricous

Specialized

9.9

bulging

25 3.6

puffy

49 2.2

normal

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

ventricous positive

Morphology

ventricous = ventricose (opaque) = ventric + ous

The root is a Latin combining form (ventric-) not a familiar standalone English word, and the adjective is a fairly technical term unlikely to be derivable by an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Ventricous comes from the Latin root venter, which means 'belly', so you can picture a one-sided bulge like a small belly. So when a stem or gullet is ventricous, it is swollen or bulging on one side.