a. Obs. rare. [ad. L. ventriōs-us, f. ventri-, venter belly.] a. Bot. = VENTRICOSE a. 1 a. b. ‘Gorbellied’ (1727 in Bailey, vol. II.).
1707. Sloane, Jamaica (1725), II. 60 Pods … having here and there eminences over the peas within, or being ventriose. Ibid., 59. Smooth ventriose pods.
