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English to English noun
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a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure | source: wordnet30
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electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity | source: wordnet30
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a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end) |
• the bulb of a syringe
source: wordnet30
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anything with a round shape resembling a teardrop | source: wordnet30
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lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata) |
• the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning
source: wordnet30
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a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ | source: wordnet30
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A spheroidal body growing from a plant either above or below the ground (usually below), which is strictly a bud, consisting of a cluster of partially developed leaves, and producing, as it grows, a stem above, and roots below, as in the onion, tulip, etc. It differs from a corm in not being solid. | source: webster1913 verb
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To take the shape of a bulb; to swell. | source: webster1913
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