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bulb

 
 
/bʌlb/ noun [C]

Definition

LIGHT (also light bulb) a glass object containing a wire which produces light from electricity: an electric light bulb
PLANT a round root that some plants grow from: daffodil bulbs
(Definition of bulb noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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