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bulb
Definition
A bulb is a part of a plant that grows underground.
It stores food for the plant to use during the winter.
In the spring, the bulb sprouts and grows into a new plant.
A bulb is a device that makes light. It has a thin wire inside that gets hot when electricity flows through it. The hot wire glows and makes light.
How can the word be used?
The tulip bulb was planted in the spring.
Different forms of the word
Noun: bulb (the rounded, underground part of a plant that stores food).
Adjective: bulbous (having a bulb-shaped form).
Verb: to bulb (to form a bulb).
Etymology
The word "bulb" comes from the Latin word bulbus, which means "round, underground plant structure." The Latin word bulbus is thought to be derived from the Proto-Indo-European word bhel-, which means "to swell.".
Question
What is a bulb?