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bombilya [bum.bil.ya.] : bulb (n.)
[ Etymology: Spanish: bombilla: bulb ]

Derivatives of bombilya


Glosses:
bulb
n. (plant)1. bulba modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure.
~ onionthe bulb of an onion plant.
~ shallotaggregate bulb of the multiplier onion.
~ squillbulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant.
~ stalk, stema slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ.
~ bulbil, bulbletsmall bulb or bulb-shaped growth arising from the leaf axil or in the place of flowers.
n. (artifact)2. bulb, electric light, electric-light bulb, incandescent lamp, light bulb, lightbulbelectric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity.
~ electric lampa lamp powered by electricity.
~ filamenta thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current.
n. (artifact)3. bulba rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end).; "the bulb of a syringe"
~ mercury-in-glass thermometer, mercury thermometerthermometer consisting of mercury contained in a bulb at the bottom of a graduated sealed glass capillary tube marked in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit; mercury expands with a rise in temperature causing a thin thread of mercury to rise in the tube.
~ part, portionsomething less than the whole of a human artifact.; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
~ syringea medical instrument used to inject or withdraw fluids.
n. (shape)4. bulbanything with a round shape resembling a teardrop.
~ round shapea shape that is curved and without sharp angles.
n. (body)5. bulb, medulla, medulla oblongatalower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata).; "the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning"
~ neural structurea structure that is part of the nervous system.
~ brain-stem, brain stem, brainstemthe part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus.
~ respiratory centerthe center in the medulla oblongata and pons that integrates sensory information about the level of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and determines the signals to be sent to the respiratory muscles.
n. (body)6. bulba rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ.
~ anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structurea particular complex anatomical part of a living thing.; "he has good bone structure"