bulb
Seed from Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025
Meanings by context
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- definition a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
- definition electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
- definition a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end)
- definition anything with a round shape resembling a teardrop
- definition lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (‘bulb’ is an old term for medulla oblongata)
- definition a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ