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Definitions of bulb in various dictionaries:
noun - a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
noun - electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
noun - a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end)
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| Tulip planting |
| Thermometer part |
| Iris's base |
| Gardener's purchase |
| Flower starter |
| Onion, for one |
| Cartoonist's idea? |
| It's often screwed up |
| Light source |
| Daffodil source |
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| Prospective tulip |
| Plant part you're eating when you eat an onion or garlic |
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| An expanded part of a glass tube such as that forming the reservoir of a thermometer. |
| A rounded underground storage organ present in some plants, notably those of the lily family, consisting of a short stem surrounded by fleshy scale leaves or leaf bases, lying dormant over winter. |
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| a rounded underground storage organ present in some plants, notably those of the lily family, consisting of a short stem surrounded by fleshy scale leaves or leaf bases, lying dormant over winter. |
| a ball-like root from which some plants grow: |
| a light bulb: |
| a light bulb |
| a round root of some plants from which the plant grows: |
| electric lamp consisting of a glass bulb containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated |
| lower or hindmost part of the brain continuous with spinal cord (bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata) |
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In botany, a bulb is structurally a short stem with fleshy leaves or leaf bases that function as food storage organs during dormancy. (In gardening, plants with other kinds of storage organ are also called "ornamental bulbous plants" or just "bulbs".) * A bulb's leaf bases, also known as scales, generally do not support leaves, but contain food reserves to enable the plant to survive adverse weather conditions. At the center of the bulb is a vegetative growing point or an unexpanded flowering shoot. The base is formed by a reduced stem, and plant growth occurs from this basal plate. Roots emerge from the underside of the base, and new stems and leaves from the upper side. Tunicate bulbs have dry, membranous outer scales that protect the continuous lamina of fleshy scales. Species in the genera Allium, Hippeastrum, Narcissus, and Tulipa all have tunicate bulbs. Non-tunicate bulbs, such as Lilium and Fritillaria species, lack the protective tunic and have looser scales.* * The technical te |