a short stem base of a plant, with one or more buds enclosed in overlapping membranous or fleshy leaves, that is formed underground as a resting stage in the plant's development: compare corm, tuber
a short stem base of a plant, e.g. the lily, onion, or hyacinth, with one or more buds enclosed in overlapping membranous or fleshy leaves, that is formed underground as a resting stage in the plant's development: compare corm, tuber
a tuber, corm, or other fleshy structure resembling a bulb in appearance
a plant having or developing from a bulb
a light bulb
a part shaped like a bulb, e.g. the mercury reservoir of a thermometer
a rounded or swollen anatomical structure
[via Latin from Greek bolbos bulbous plant]