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ampoule a small, sealable glass or plastic bulb used for sterile storage of material, esp. for subsequent analysis or hypodermic injection.
bulbous having the shape of a bulb; bulging. [1/2 definitions]
camas any of various North American plants of the lily family that bear clusters of blue or white flowers and have a sweet edible bulb. [1/2 definitions]
clove2 one of the small plant bulbs formed from the main bulb, esp. in garlic.
crocus any of several small plants, related to the iris, that grow from a bulb and bloom in early spring with a single colorful flower.
dropper a device, usu. consisting of a tube that narrows at one end and a bulb for producing suction at the other, used for taking up a liquid and dispensing it in drops.
filament in an electrical device such as a light bulb, a fine wire that lights or heats up when current is passed through it. [1/3 definitions]
flash a photographic device for producing brief illumination of a subject; flash bulb; flash gun. [1/17 definitions]
flashbulb an electric bulb that gives a brief flash of very bright light when ignited, used to illuminate a subject while a photograph is taken.
garlic a perennial plant related to the onion and grown for its strong-smelling, distinctive-tasting bulb. [2/3 definitions]
globe a more or less spherical object, such as a round fishbowl or the glass of a light bulb. [1/6 definitions]
hyacinth the bulb or flower of this plant. [1/3 definitions]
incandescent lamp a lamp or light bulb in which a filament is made to glow by electric current.
leek a plant related to the onion that has broad green leaves and a fleshy, white, cylindrical bulb.
light bulb an incandescent electric light, or the bulb-shaped glass housing that encloses its filament.
lily any of several plants grown from a bulb and bearing large bell-shaped or trumpet-shaped flowers. [1/4 definitions]
narcissus any of several cultivated plants, related to the amaryllis, that grow from a bulb, have long slender leaves, and bear one or more tubular white or yellow flowers. [1/3 definitions]
onion a round, sharp-tasting bulb used extensively in cooking and as a flavoring. [1/2 definitions]
photoflash a glass bulb attached to a camera that flashes brilliantly for a moment when triggered electrically, to illuminate the subject being photographed; flash bulb.
scallion an onion with a small bulb; green onion. [1/2 definitions]
sea onion the bulb of this plant, or a medicinal powder derived from this bulb. [1/2 definitions]