ventricose (ˈvɛntrɪˌkəʊs) ![]() | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | botany, zoology, anatomy having a swelling on one side; unequally inflated: the ventricose corolla of many labiate plants |
| 2. | another word for corpulent |
| [C18: from New Latin ventricōsus, from Latin venter belly] | |
| ventricosity | |
| —n | |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
ventricose ven·tri·cose (věn'trĭ-kōs')
adj.
Inflated, swollen, or distended, especially on one side.