English to English
bulb
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noun (n)
- a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure(noun.plant)source: wordnet30
- electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end)(noun.artifact)Example:
The bulb of a syringe.
source: wordnet30 - anything with a round shape resembling a teardrop(noun.shape)source: wordnet30
- lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata)(noun.body)source: wordnet30
- a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ(noun.body)source: wordnet30
- A spheroidal body growing from a plant either above or below the ground (usually below), which is strictly a bud, consisting of a cluster of partially developed leaves, and producing, as it grows, a stem above, and roots below, as in the onion, tulip, etc. It differs from a corm in not being solid.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- To take the shape of a bulb; to swell.(verb)source: webster1913