bulb synonyms

bulb

n.

globe, globule, ball, knob, nodule, corn, nub, tuber, bulbil, tubercle, corm, protuberance, head, bunch, swelling, bulge, tumor, tube. see also flower 2, plant. see also light 3, lamp.

Plant bulbs include: tulip, gladiolus, daffodil, jonquil, narcissus, amaryllis, anemone, crocus, hyacinth, snowdrop, spring-flowering, onion, camas, grape hyacinth; lilies: butterfly, tiger, Easter, spider, mariposa;

Types of electric light bulbs include: high-intensity, three-way, soft-white, two-way, flash bulb; fluorescent, halogen, incandescent, mercury-vapor, ultraviolet, infrared, sun lamp; floodlight, black light, strobe light or strobe*;

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