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bulb (enc)

Bulb

Noun1.bulb - a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
onion - edible bulb of an onion plant
shallot - aggregated bulb of the multiplier onion
squill - bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant
stalk, stem - a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
bulbil, bulblet - small bulb or bulb-shaped growth arising from the leaf axil or in the place of flowers
2.bulb - electric lamp consisting of a glass bulb containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated
electric lamp - a lamp powered by electricity
filament - a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current
3.bulb - a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end); "the bulb of a syringe"
mercury thermometer, mercury-in-glass thermometer - thermometer consisting of mercury contained in a bulb at the bottom of a graduated sealed glass capillary tube marked in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit; mercury expands with a rise in temperature causing a thin thread of mercury to rise in the tube
portion, part - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
syringe - a medical instrument used to inject or withdraw fluids
4.bulb - 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"
neural structure - a structure that is part of the nervous system
brain stem, brain-stem, brainstem - the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus
respiratory center - the center in the medulla oblongata and pons that integrates sensory information about the level of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and determines the signals to be sent to the respiratory muscles
5.bulb - a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ
anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical structure; "he has good bone structure"

 

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