Look up: Bulb

1. Bulb
   an underground storage organ made up of enlarged and fleshy leaf bases and a bud.
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2. Bulb
   A storage organ, usually formed below ground level, used for propagation. A true bulb consists of fleshy scales surrounding the central bud. We often think of spring and fall bulbs.
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3. Bulb
   See Lamp.
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4. Bulb
   An underground storage organ with a much-shortened stem bearing fleshy leaf bases or scale leaves enclosing the next year's bud.
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5. Bulb
   An underground storage organ, usually perennial and resembling a large bud enclosed in overlapping scales. The term bulb often embraces corms, tubers and other related storage organs. Bulbs are normally planted while dormant, and then produce a flowering plant at the appropriate season.
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6. bulb
   [n] - a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure 2. [n] - a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ 3. [n] - a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end)
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7. Bulb
   A storage organ, usually underground, made up of fleshy scales wrapped around each other from which flowers and leaves are produced
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8. bulb
   a transparent or translucent gas-tight envelope enclosing the luminous element Category: Electrical engineering and energy • struture resembling a plant bulb in shape Category: Transport
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9. Bulb
   Flashbulbs - A special flashbulb that can be used at certain shutter speeds is called 'FP' where the initials stand for Focal Plane. Designed for use with focal-plane shutters these bulbs make a nearly uniform amount of light for a relatively long time. The idea is to turn on the light before the fo...
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10. Bulb
    Bulb (bŭlb) noun [ Latin bulbus , Greek bolbo`s : confer French bulbe .] 1. (Botany) A spheroidal body growing from a plant either above or below the ground (usually below), which is strictly a bud ,...
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11. Bulb
    Bulb intransitive verb To take the shape of a bulb; to swell.
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12. bulb
    A modified underground stem which has one or more buds enclosed in fleshy modified leaves or scales which supply energy to the bud when they start to grow, onions and tulips have bulbs. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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13. bulb
    noun a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
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14. bulb
    (bulb) a rounded mass or enlargement. adj., bul´bar., adj.
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15. Bulb
    • (v. i.) To take the shape of a bulb; to swell. • (n.) A name given to some parts that resemble in shape certain bulbous roots; as, the bulb of the aorta. • (n.) A spheroidal body growing from a plant either above or below the ground (usually below), which is strictly a bud, consisti...
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16. bulb
    in botany, structure that is the resting stage of certain seed plants, particularly perennial monocotyledons. A bulb consists of a relatively large, ... [8 related articles]
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17. Bulb
    The outer enclosure of a light source; usually glass or quartz.
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18. bulb
    Type: Term Pronunciation: bŭlb Definitions: 1. Any globular or fusiform structure. 2. A short, vertical underground stem of plants, such as onion and garlic. Synonyms: bulbus
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19. bulb
    transparent or translucent gas-tight envelope enclosing the luminous element(s)
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20. bulb
    bulb, thickened, fleshy plant bud, usually formed under the surface of the soil, which carries the plant over from one blooming season to another. It may have many fleshy layers (as in the onion and hyacinth) or thin dry scales (as in some lilies)—both of which are highly modified leaves. Many...
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21. Bulb
    A bulb is a modified leaf-bud formed on a plant on or beneath the surface of the ground, emitting roots from its base and a stem from its centre.
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22. bulb
    Underground bud with fleshy leaves containing a reserve food supply and with roots growing from its base. Bulbs function in vegetative reproduction and are characteristic of many monocotyledonous plants such as the daffodil, snowdrop, and onion. Bulbs are grown on a commercial scale in temperate countries, such as England and the Netherlands
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23. Bulb
    A `bulb` is a short stem with fleshy leaves or leaf bases. The leaves often function as food storage organs during dormancy. A bulb`s leaf bases, known as scales, generally do not support leaves, but contain food reserves to enable the plant to survive adverse conditions. At the center of the bulb i...
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24. Bulb
    (photography) `Bulb`, abbreviated `B`, is a shutter speed setting on an adjustable camera that allows for long exposure times under the direct control of the photographer. With this setting, the shutter simply stays open as long as the shutter release button remains depressed. An alternative ...
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25. Bulb
    (disambiguation) A `bulb` is a 3-dimensional shape made by connecting a rod to a sphere. `Bulb` may mean: As an abbreviation, `Bulb` is short for the orchid genus Bulbophyllum.
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