| 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. |
| 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] |
| hourglass |
an instrument used to measure time that sends sand through a narrow opening between two larger glass bulbs. It takes exactly one hour for the sand to pass from one bulb to the other. |
| hyacinth |
a plant that bears tall stalks of colorful flowers that have a sweet smell. The hyacinth grows from a bulb and is related to the lily. |
| 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. It has wide, green leaves and a long white bulb. |
| light bulb |
an incandescent electric light, or the bulb-shaped glass housing that encloses its filament. |
| lily |
a plant that grows from a bulb and has large flowers shaped like bells or trumpets. [1/3 definitions] |
| narcissus |
a kind of plant that has yellow or white flowers and long, thin leaves. The narcissus grows from a bulb planted in the soil. Its flowers are shaped like a tube. [1/3 definitions] |
| onion |
a round bulb with a sharp taste and smell. Onions are used 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 white bulb and long green leaves shaped like tubes. |