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Noun: bulb búlb- A modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
- Electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
- light bulb, lightbulb, incandescent lamp, electric light, electric-light bulb, light globe [Austral, NZ] - A rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end)
"the bulb of a syringe" - Anything with a round shape resembling a teardrop
- A rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ
- [archaic] Lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord
- medulla oblongata, medulla
Derived forms: bulbs See also: bulbaceous, bulbar, bulbed, bulbous Type of: anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, electric lamp, neural structure, part, portion, round shape, stalk, stem, structure Part of: brain stem, brainstem, brain-stem, mercury thermometer, mercury-in-glass thermometer, syringe Encyclopedia: Bulb |