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bulb
/ˈbʌlb/

bulb

🇺🇸 American English
/ˈbʌlb/
🇬🇧 British English
/ˈbʌlb/
🇷🇺 Russian
[lʊˈkovʲit͡sə]
Meaning of bulb

plants plant parts growth noun

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bulb

When to use bulb

flower bulb

цветочная луковица

onion bulb

луковица лука

bulb planting

посадка луковиц

bulb garden

сад луковичных

bulb size

размер луковицы

bulb usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Садовник проверяет каждую луковицу перед посадкой.

The gardener checks each bulb before planting them in rows.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она покупает луковицу тюльпана .

She buys a tulip bulb .

Similar words

bulb

General term for an underground storage organ of a plant.

onion

A specific edible bulbous vegetable (Allium cepa).

corm

A similar underground storage organ but structurally different (a corm).

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bulbлуковица
flowerцветок
grassтрава
roseроза
beansфасоль
peasгорох
bright lightяркий свет

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What's the difference between bulb / onion / corm

🇬🇧English
bulb

General term for an underground storage organ of a plant.

A2Very Often

The gardener planted bulbs in the fall.

Садовник посадил луковицы осенью.

O
🇬🇧English
onion

A specific edible bulbous vegetable (Allium cepa).

A2Very Often

I chopped an onion for the soup.

Я нарезал лук для супа.

C
🇬🇧English
corm

A similar underground storage organ but structurally different (a corm).

A2Rarely

Gladiolus grows from corms, not bulbs.

Гладиолусы растут из кormов, а не из обычных луковиц.

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bulb translation: луковица. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce bulb

/ˈbʌlb/

bulb translation

луковица

bulb examples

The gardener checks each bulb before planting them in rows.

bulb transcription

/ˈbʌlb/, /ˈbʌlb/

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bulb meaning: what does it mean?

plants plant parts growth noun

bulb pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

bulb is pronounced as /ˈbʌlb/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

bulb definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The gardener checks each bulb before planting them in rows. Translation: Садовник проверяет каждую луковицу перед посадкой.

Is bulb part of Plant Parts and Growth vocabulary?

Yes, bulb (луковица) can be learned in the Plant Parts and Growth topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is bulb part of Plants vocabulary?

Yes, bulb (луковица) can be learned in the Plants topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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