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Bulb
1. A modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving
as a reproductive structure.
2. Electric lamp consisting of a glass bulb containing a wire filament (usually
tungsten) that emits light when heated.
3. A rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end); "the bulb
of a syringe".
Shown is a light bulb.
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