1
: having a bulb : growing from or bearing bulbs
2
: resembling a bulb especially in roundness
a bulbous nose
bulbously
adverb
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Image The island is home to some of the most iconic, and unusual, mammals on earth, species like orangutans, pygmy elephants and proboscis monkeys with their bulbous noses.
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Mihir Zaveri, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
The second photograph contains a wet, bulbous, red lump held between two fingers and pierced by a needle guiding a black thread, possibly in reference to the stitching of the perineal tear after childbirth.
—Jenny Wu, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2024
The colorful and bulbous case is made out of thick foam that completely envelopes the tablet.
—PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
The sparkling hue helps accentuate the carbon-fiber body kit that includes a new front splitter, bulbous fenders in the front and back, as well as a giant rear wing.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2024
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Mihir Zaveri, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
The second photograph contains a wet, bulbous, red lump held between two fingers and pierced by a needle guiding a black thread, possibly in reference to the stitching of the perineal tear after childbirth.
—Jenny Wu, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2024
The colorful and bulbous case is made out of thick foam that completely envelopes the tablet.
—PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
The sparkling hue helps accentuate the carbon-fiber body kit that includes a new front splitter, bulbous fenders in the front and back, as well as a giant rear wing.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Bulbous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulbous. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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bulbous
adjective
bul·bous
ˈbəl-bəs 
: resembling a bulb especially in roundness or the gross enlargement of a part
the bulbous expansion at the base of a hair
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