bulb: signification et définitions

Botany A short, modified, underground stem surrounded by usually fleshy modified leaves that contain stored food for the shoot within: an onion bulb; a tulip bulb.

Botany A similar underground stem or root, such as a corm, rhizome, or tuber.

Botany A plant that grows from a bulb.

A rounded projection or part: the bulb of a syringe.

An incandescent lamp or its glass housing.

Anatomy A rounded dilation or expansion of a canal, vessel, or organ.