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1 bulbous
adjective (like a bulb, especially in shape: a bulbous nose.) bulbos; borcănat -
2 bulb
1) (the ball-shaped part of the stem of certain plants, eg onions, tulips etc, from which their roots grow.) bulb2) ((also light bulb) a pear-shaped glass globe surrounding the element of an electric light.) bec3) (the pear-shaped end of a thermometer.) partea de jos a tubului unui termometru•- bulbous
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bulbous — UK [ˈbʌlbəs] / US adjective big and round, or shaped like an onion the bulbous domes of Orthodox churches a bulbous red nose … English dictionary