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bulb  (blb)

n.

1. Botany

a. A short, modified, underground stem surrounded by usually fleshy modified leaves that contain stored food for the shoot within: an onion bulb; a tulip bulb.

b. A similar underground stem or root, such as a corm, rhizome, or tuber.

c. A plant that grows from a bulb.

2. A rounded projection or part: the bulb of a syringe.

3. An incandescent lamp or its glass housing.

4. Anatomy A rounded dilation or expansion of a canal, vessel, or organ.

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[Latin bulbus, from Greek bolbos, bulbous plant.]

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bulb

Noun

1. same as light bulb

2. the onion-shaped base of the stem of some plants, which sends down roots

3. a plant, such as a daffodil, which grows from a bulb

4. any bulb-shaped thing [Greek bolbos onion]

bulbous adj

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bulb  (blb)

A rounded underground storage organ that contains the shoot of a new plant. A bulb consists of a short stem surrounded by fleshy scales (modified leaves) that store nourishment for the new plant. Tulips, lilies, and onions grow from bulbs. Compare cormrhizomerunnertuber

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bulb - a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure onion - the bulb of an onion plant shallot - aggregate bulb of the multiplier onion squill - bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant stalk, stem - a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ bulbil, bulblet - small bulb or bulb-shaped growth arising from the leaf axil or in the place of flowers
	2.	bulb - electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity electric light, electric-light bulb, incandescent lamp, light bulb, lightbulb electric lamp - a lamp powered by electricity filament - a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current
	3.	bulb - a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end); "the bulb of a syringe" mercury thermometer, mercury-in-glass thermometer - thermometer consisting of mercury contained in a bulb at the bottom of a graduated sealed glass capillary tube marked in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit; mercury expands with a rise in temperature causing a thin thread of mercury to rise in the tube part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" syringe - a medical instrument used to inject or withdraw fluids
	4.	bulb - anything with a round shape resembling a teardrop round shape - a shape that is curved and without sharp angles
	5.	bulb - lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata); "the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning" medulla oblongata, medulla neural structure - a structure that is part of the nervous system brain stem, brain-stem, brainstem - the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus respiratory center - the center in the medulla oblongata and pons that integrates sensory information about the level of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and determines the signals to be sent to the respiratory muscles
	6.	bulb - a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure"

Translations

bulb [bʌlb] n (BOT) → bulbo;

(ELEC) → bombilla, bombillo (LAM); foco (LAM)

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bulb [bʌlb] n (Bot) → bulbe m, oignon m;

(Elec) → ampoule f

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bulb [bʌlb] n → (Blumen)zwiebel f;

(Elec) → (Glüh)birne f

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bulb [bʌlb] n (BOT) → bulbo;

(ELEC) → lampadina