n. [ L. bulbus, Gr.
Bulb of the eye,
Bulb of a hair,
Bulb of the spinal cord,
Bulb of a tooth,
v. i. To take the shape of a bulb; to swell. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. bulbaceus. See Bulb, n. ] Bulbous. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to bulb; especially, in medicine, pertaining to the bulb of the spinal cord, or medulla oblongata;
a. Having a bulb; round-headed. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Dim., fr. bulb, n. ] (Bot.) A separable bulb formed on some flowering plants. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Bulb, n.+ -ferous: cf. F. bulbifère. ] (Bot.) Producing bulbs. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Dim. fr. bulb. ]
n. [ Bulb, n.+ -let. ] (Bot.) A small bulb, either produced on a larger bulb, or on some aërial part of a plant, as in the axils of leaves in the tiger lily, or replacing the flowers in some kinds of onion. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Bulbous. [ 1913 Webster ]