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Swelling out on one side or unequally; bellied; ventricular; as, a ventricose corolla.

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  1. a. Swelling out on one side or unequally; bellied; ventricular; as, a ventricose corolla.
  2. adj. having a swelling on one side
  3. 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.
  4. a. Swelling out on one side or unequally; bellied; ventricular; as, a ventricose corolla.