bulb

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q188748}}The bulb-shaped [[underground]] portion of a plant such as a [[tulip]], consisting of a shortened [[stem]] and many fleshy [[scale leaf|scale leaves]], from which the rest of the plant may be regrown.
2. {{lb|en|dated|neuroanatomy}} The {{l|en|medulla oblongata}}.
3. Any solid object rounded at one end and [[taper#Verb|tapering]] on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end.
4. {{lb|en|nautical}} A bulbous [[protuberance]] at the forefoot of certain vessels to reduce [[turbulence]].
5. {{lb|en|obsolete}} An [[onion]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To take the shape of a bulb; to [[swell]].

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