Meaning & use
bulbous
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Round or swollen in shape, like a bulb.
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The clown's bulbous red nose got a laugh from every child in the audience.
The plant's bulbous roots store water during dry seasons.
A note on using this word
Bulbous is often used slightly humorously or unflatteringly to describe an oddly rounded shape, such as a nose or a piece of architecture.
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