Ventricose
Pronunciation : Ven"tri*cose`, Ven"tri*cous
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [NL. ventricosus, fr. L. venter belly.] (Nat. Hist.)
Definition : Defn: Swelling out on one side or unequally; bellied; ventricular; as, a ventricose corolla. Ventricose shell. (Zo?l.) (a) A spiral shell having the body whorls rounded or swollen in the middle. (b) A bivalve shell in which the valves are strongly convex.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913