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Bulb
01
bulbo
the ball-shaped root of some plants that grows anew every year
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She discovered a forgotten bulb of garlic in the pantry and decided to use it in her recipe.
Ella descubrió un bulbo de ajo olvidado en la despensa y decidió usarlo en su receta.
The gardener dug a hole and gently placed the bulb of an onion into the soil.
El jardinero cavó un hoyo y colocó suavemente el bulbo de una cebolla en la tierra.
02
a glass enclosure containing a filament or other light-emitting element, producing illumination when electrically powered
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The light bulb in the hallway burned out.
He replaced the old bulb with a new LED one.
03
the lower part of the brain, continuous with the spinal cord
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The bulb controls essential autonomic functions.
Damage to the bulb can be fatal.
04
a rounded enlargement at one end of an instrument or tool, often serving as a grip or functional part
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The thermometer has a bulb at its base.
The bulb of the syringe contains the liquid to be injected.
05
a rounded swelling, dilation, or expansion in a tube, canal, or organ
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The doctor identified a bulb in the intestinal tract.
The bulb of the urethra is enlarged in certain conditions.
06
any object with a rounded, often teardrop-like shape
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The sculpture had a bulb at its base.
The handle ends in a bulb for easier gripping.
Árbol Léxico
bulblet
bulblike
bulbous
bulb
