hlíza — meaning in English
Czech → English · translate English → Czech instead
English meaning
- bulb noun The rounded glass part of an electric light that produces light when current passes through it.
- corm noun A short, vertical, swollen, underground stem of a plant (usually one of the monocots) that serves as a storage organ to enable the plant to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as drought.
- tuber noun A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, for example a potato or arrowroot.
Senses
hlíza 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.
- corm A short, vertical, swollen, underground stem of a plant (usually one of the monocots) that serves as a storage organ to enable the plant to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as drought.
- tuber A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, for example a potato or arrowroot.
bulb — full definition
- noun The rounded glass part of an electric light that produces light when current passes through it.
- noun A rounded underground plant part, made of a short stem and layered fleshy leaves, from which a new plant grows.