bulb

Nouns

• (n) a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
• (n) electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity electric light, electric-light bulb, incandescent lamp, lightbulb, light bulb,
• (n) a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end)
  • the bulb of a syringe
• (n) anything with a round shape resembling a teardrop
• (n) 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
  medulla oblongata, medulla,
• (n) a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ

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