BULB


Meaning of BULB in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bʌlb ]

n. 1 a an underground fleshy-leaved storage organ of some plants (e.g. lily, onion) sending roots downwards and leaves upwards. b a plant grown from this, e.g. a daffodil. 2 = light-bulb (see LIGHT(1)). 3 any object or part shaped like a bulb. [L bulbus f. Gk bolbos onion]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.