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] |