bulb

Study(18)

/ˈbʌlb/

noun 5verb 1

Collocations

(noun.) round plant root

ADJ

autumn, spring, spring-flowering, summer, summer-flowering | daffodil, hyacinth, tulip, etc. | garden, indoor | dwarf

VERB + BULB

place, plant, put in

We planted tulip bulbs in the garden last autumn and they bloomed beautifully.

dig up, take up, uproot | grow

water

During winter, I water my planted bulbs every ten days to keep the soil moist.

force, treat

The gardener treated the tulip bulbs with fungicide before planting them in autumn.

BULB + VERB

grow | flower

be over, go over

When spring ended, all the daffodil bulbs went over and stopped producing flowers.

increase

The number of flower bulbs increased significantly after we divided them last spring.

sprout

shrivel

The tulip bulbs shriveled after sitting in the dry shed for months.

Definitions

noun

The bulb-shaped underground portion of a plant such as a tulip, consisting of a shortened stem and many fleshy scale leaves, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown.

the plants which grow in the earth from seed or bulbs.

Once it [a snowdrop variety] became established, some bulbs were lifted and passed on to be chipped (i.e. cut into small pieces and grown on).

The medulla oblongata.

Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end.

the bulb of the aorta

Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end.

an incandescent bulb

an LED bulb

A bulbous protuberance at the forefoot of certain vessels to reduce turbulence.

verb

To take the shape of a bulb; to swell.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent gla

lightbulb

noun — lower or hindmost part of the brain

medulla

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

the plants which grow in the earth from seed or bulbs.

Wiktionary

Once it [a snowdrop variety] became established, some bulbs were lifted and passed on to be chipped (i.e. cut into small pieces and grown on).

Wiktionary

the bulb of the aorta

Wiktionary

Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.

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Edison invented the light bulb.

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A small, naked bulb gave the only illumination.

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