Definition
Large, round, and swollen in shape, like a bulb; often used to describe noses, plants with bulbs, or other rounded structures.
Etymology
From Latin 'bulbosus' (bulb-like), derived from 'bulbus' (bulb), which may come from Greek 'bolbos' referring to various bulbous plants.
Kelly Says
In literature, 'bulbous' became the go-to word for describing grotesque or ugly characters—think of how it's used in H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories to make readers instinctively uncomfortable, which shows how word choice can literally trigger disgust.
Translations
BNবাংলা
বল্বাকৃতি
bol-ba-ak-riti
CACatalà
bulbous
bul-boo-s
CSČeština
bulbuš
bul-bu-sh
ELΕλληνικά
σφαιρικός
s-phai-ri-kos
ESEspañol
bulbosos
bul-bo-sos
FAفارسی
bulbous
bul-boo-s
FISuomi
bulbous
bul-boo-s
FRFrançais
bulbous
bul-boo
IDBahasa Indonesia
bulbus
bul-bus
ITItaliano
bulboso
bul-bo-so
MSBahasa Melayu
bulbus
bul-bus
MYမြန်မာ
bulbous
bul-boo-s
NLNederlands
bolvormig
bol-vor-mig
PLPolski
bulwosus
bul-wo-sus
PTPortuguês
bulboso
bul-bo-so
RORomână
bulbous
bul-boo-s
RUРусский
бульбовидный
bul-bo-vid-ny
SWKiswahili
bulbous
bul-boo-s
TAதமிழ்
வட்டமான
vat-ta-ma-an
TEతెలుగు
గుండాకారం
gun-da-ka-a-ram
UKУкраїнська
бульбовидний
bul-bo-vid-nyi
VITiếng Việt
bulbous
bul-boo-s