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/ˈbʌlb/ · 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 bulb of the aorta
Use bulb when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bulb means 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..
Common synonyms include medulla, medulla oblongata, light bulb, electric light.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
the plants which grow in the earth from seed or bulbs.
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