English to English
noun
- a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
source: WordNet 3.0
- electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
source: WordNet 3.0
- a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end)
The bulb of a syringe.
source: WordNet 3.0
- anything with a round shape resembling a teardrop
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ
source: WordNet 3.0
- A spheroidal body growing from a plant either above or below the ground (usually below), which is strictly a bud, consisting of a cluster of partially developed leaves, and producing, as it grows, a stem above, and roots below, as in the onion, tulip, etc. It differs from a corm in not being solid.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- To take the shape of a bulb; to swell.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [bælb] Bukba
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
