Definition of Ventrecous
{ Ven"tri*cose` (?), Ven"tri*cous (?), }
a. [NL. ventricosus, fr. L. venter belly.]
(Nat. Hist.) Swelling out on one side or unequally; bellied;
ventricular; as, a ventricose corolla.
Ventricose shell. (Zoöl.)
(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.
{ Ven"tri*cose` (?), Ven"tri*cous (?), }
a. [NL. ventricosus, fr. L. venter belly.]
(Nat. Hist.) Swelling out on one side or unequally; bellied;
ventricular; as, a ventricose corolla.
Ventricose shell. (Zoöl.)
(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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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