gibberoseadj.
/ˌɡɪbəˈrəʊs/ rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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‘More convex or tumid in one place than another’ ( Treasury Bot. 1866).
Derivatives
gibbeˈrosity n.
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1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Gibberosity.
1880 A. Gray Struct. Bot. 413/1 Gibbous..swelling out on one side into a gibber or gibberosity.
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- hold a candle to
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