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| NOUN | 1 | bulb | A modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure |
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| 2 | bulb, light bulb, lightbulb, incandescent lamp, electric light, electric-light bulb | Electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity | |
| 3 | bulb | A rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end) | |
| 4 | bulb, medulla oblongata, medulla | Lower or hindmost part of the brain | |
| 5 | bulb | A rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ |
| Sounds | bah'lb |
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| Rhymes | flashbulb, lightbulb |
| Meaning | A modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure. |
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| Broader | stalk, stem |
| Narrower | onion; shallot; squill; bulbil, bulblet |
| Adjectives | bulbed; bulbaceous |
| Meaning | Electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity. |
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| Synonyms | light bulb, lightbulb, incandescent lamp, electric light, electric-light bulb |
| Parts | filament |
| Broader | electric lamp |
| Meaning | A rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end). |
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| Examples | "the bulb of a syringe" |
| Part of | mercury thermometer, mercury-in-glass thermometer; syringe |
| Broader | part, portion |
| Adjectives | bulbous; bulbous |
| Meaning | Lower or hindmost part of the brain. Continuous with spinal cord. (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata). |
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| Synonyms | medulla oblongata, medulla |
| Part of | brainstem, brain-stem, brain stem |
| Parts | respiratory center |
| Broader | neural structure |
| Adjectives | bulbar |
| Meaning | A rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ. |
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| Broader | structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure |
| Adjectives | bulbous; bulbous |
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