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Webster 1913 Edition


Ventricous

{

Ven′tri-coseˊ

,

Ven′tri-cous

, }
Adj.
[NL.
ventricosus
, fr. L.
venter
belly.]
(Nat. Hist.)
Swelling out on one side or unequally; bellied; ventricular;
as, a
ventricose
corolla
.
Ventricose shell
.
(Zool.)
(a)
A spiral shell having the body whorls rounded or swollen in the middle.
(b)
A bivalve shell in which the valves are strongly convex.

Webster 1828 Edition


Ventricous

VEN'TRICOUS

,
Adj.
[L. ventricosus, from venter, belly.]
In botany, bellied; distended; swelling out in the middle; as a ventricous perianth.

Definition 2024


ventricous

ventricous

English

Adjective

ventricous (comparative more ventricous, superlative most ventricous)

  1. Alternative form of ventricose