Hypertext Webster Gateway: "protuberant"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Protuberant \Pro*tu"ber*ant\, a. [L. protuberans, -antis, p. pr.
of protuberare. See {Protuberate}.]
Prominent, or excessively prominent; bulging beyond the
surrounding or adjacent surface; swelling; as, a protuberant
joint; a protuberant eye. -- {Pro*tu"ber*ant*ly}, adv.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
protuberant
adj : curving outward [syn: {bellied}, {bellying}, {bulbous}, {bulging},
{bulgy}]
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