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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One local piazza contains marble statues of a giant wine bottle opener, a bulbous stick-figure robot, a Cadillac that looks 3D printed.
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Meara Sharma, The Dial, 22 July 2025
Go to any major grocery store and you’re bound to get a bulbous pepper with a mild heat and slightly grassy flavor.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 18 July 2025
Another distinction is made between bulbous irises and rhizome irises, which have two different root and energy storage structures.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025
Next to a lathe, there’s a shelf where Henry keeps wood burls – those bulbous protrusions sometimes seen on the sides of old trees.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 3 Feb. 2025
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Meara Sharma, The Dial, 22 July 2025
Go to any major grocery store and you’re bound to get a bulbous pepper with a mild heat and slightly grassy flavor.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 18 July 2025
Another distinction is made between bulbous irises and rhizome irises, which have two different root and energy storage structures.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025
Next to a lathe, there’s a shelf where Henry keeps wood burls – those bulbous protrusions sometimes seen on the sides of old trees.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Bulbous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulbous. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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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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