BULB


Meaning of BULB in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbəlb ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin bulbus, from Greek bolbos bulbous plant

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : a resting stage of a plant (as the lily, onion, hyacinth, or tulip) that is usually formed underground and consists of a short stem base bearing one or more buds enclosed in overlapping membranous or fleshy leaves

b. : a fleshy structure (as a tuber or corm) resembling a bulb in appearance

c. : a plant having or developing from a bulb

2. : a bulb-shaped part ; specifically : a glass envelope enclosing the light source of an electric lamp or such an envelope together with the light source it encloses

3. : a rounded or swollen anatomical structure

4. : a camera setting that indicates that the shutter can be opened by pressing on the release and closed by ending the pressure

• bulbed ˈbəlbd adjective

[

bulb 1a: 1 hyacinth, 2 onion, 3 tulip, 4 lily

]

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