单词 | bulb |
释义 | Word Frequency bulb(bʌlb) noun 1. a rounded organ of vegetative reproduction in plants such as the tulip and onion: a flattened stem bearing a central shoot surrounded by fleshy nutritive inner leaves and thin brown outer leaves Compare corm 2. a plant, such as a hyacinth or daffodil, that grows from a bulb 3. light bulb 4. a rounded part of an instrument such as a syringe or thermometer 5. anatomy a rounded expansion of a cylindrical organ or part, such as the medulla oblongata 6. Also called: bulbous bow a bulbous protuberance at the forefoot of a ship to reduce turbulence Word origin C16: from Latin bulbus, from Greek bolbos onion |
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