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bulbous
(redirected from Bulbous buttercup)

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bul·bous  (blbs)
adj.
1. Resembling a bulb in shape; rounded or swollen: a bulbous nose; a bulbous stem base.
2. Botany Bearing bulbs or growing from a bulb.

bulbous·ly adv.

bulbous [ˈbʌlbəs]
adj
1. shaped like a bulb; swollen; bulging
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) growing from or bearing bulbs
bulbously  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.bulbous - shaped like a bulb
circular, round - having a circular shape
2.bulbous - curving outward
protrusive - thrusting outward

bulbous
adjective bulging, rounded, swelling, swollen, bloated, convex his bulbous purple nose
Translations
bulbous [ˈbʌlbəs] ADJ [shape] → bulboso
bulbous [ˈbʌlbəs] adjbulbeux/euse
bulbous
adj plantknollig, Knollen-; (= bulb-shaped) growth etcknotig, Knoten-; bulbous noseKnollennase f
bulbous [ˈbʌlbəs] adja forma di bulbo, bulboso/a


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They can also be distinguished from the third species, the bulbous buttercup, because just behind the flowers of the bulbous buttercup are sepals which fold back over the flower stalk.
 
 
 
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