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| amaryllis |
any of a group of bulbous plants bearing a lilylike rose-colored blossom. |
| bulbaceous |
bulbous. |
| death cup |
a poisonous mushroom with white gills and a bulbous cup surrounding the base of the stalk. |
| fritillary |
any of a number of perennial bulbous plants of the lily family that have bell-shaped flowers. [1/2 definitions] |
| kohlrabi |
a plant of the cabbage family that has a bulbous, edible stem. |
| pink river dolphin |
a large South American freshwater dolphin, having a pink, light blue, or gray color, a long, thin snout, and a bulbous forehead. |
| rutabaga |
a plant related to cabbage and turnips, with an edible, yellowish, bulbous root. [1/2 definitions] |
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