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bulva — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bulb noun The rounded glass part of an electric light that produces light when current passes through it.
  • tuber noun A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, for example a potato or arrowroot.

Senses

bulva is used for these senses in English:

  • bulb The bulb-shaped underground portion of a plant such as a tulip, consisting of a shortened stem and many fleshy scale leaves, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown.
  • tuber A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, for example a potato or arrowroot.

bulb — full definition

  1. noun The rounded glass part of an electric light that produces light when current passes through it.
  2. noun A rounded underground plant part, made of a short stem and layered fleshy leaves, from which a new plant grows.

tuber — full definition

  1. noun A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, for example a potato or arrowroot.
  2. noun A thickened rootstock.
  3. noun A rounded, protuberant structure in a human or animal body.

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