Definitions from Wiktionary (bulb)
▸ noun: The bulb-shaped underground portion of a plant such as a tulip, consisting of a shortened stem and many fleshy scale leaves, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown.
▸ noun: (dated, neuroanatomy) The medulla oblongata.
▸ noun: Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end.
▸ noun: A light bulb (not necessarily bulbous in shape).
▸ noun: (nautical) A bulbous protuberance at the forefoot of certain vessels to reduce turbulence.
▸ noun: (obsolete) An onion.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To take the shape of a bulb; to swell.
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▸ noun: The bulb-shaped underground portion of a plant such as a tulip, consisting of a shortened stem and many fleshy scale leaves, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown.
▸ noun: (dated, neuroanatomy) The medulla oblongata.
▸ noun: Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end.
▸ noun: A light bulb (not necessarily bulbous in shape).
▸ noun: (nautical) A bulbous protuberance at the forefoot of certain vessels to reduce turbulence.
▸ noun: (obsolete) An onion.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To take the shape of a bulb; to swell.
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incandescent lamp,
lightbulb,
light bulb,
electric light,
medulla,
medulla oblongata,
electric-light bulb,
bulbil,
scape,
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