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English Definitions
bulb
N
a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
bulb
N
electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
bulb
N
a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end)
bulb
N
anything with a round shape resembling a teardrop
bulb
N
lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata)
bulb
N
a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ
producing or growing from bulbs
involving the medulla oblongata
N
the part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior face of the sclera and the surface epithelium of the cornea
N
small bulb or bulb-shaped growth arising from the leaf axil or in the place of flowers
N
small bulb or bulb-shaped growth arising from the leaf axil or in the place of flowers
N
North American fern often bearing bulbils on the leaflets
bulblet fern
N
North American fern often bearing bulbils on the leaflets
N
either of two glands that discharge a component of seminal fluid into the urethra; homologous to Bartholin's gland in the female
bulbous
shaped like a bulb
N
any of various irises having a rootstock formed like a bulb
N
plant growing from a bulb
N
nightingale spoken of in Persian poetry
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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