A modified bud with thickened leaves adapted for underground food storage.

A setting that permits the camera's shutter to remain open so long as the shutter release button is depressed. (Note that the button must remain depressed. The shutter closes when the shutter but [..]

1560s, "an onion," from Middle French bulbe (15c.), from Latin bulbus "bulb, bulbous root, onion," from Greek bolbos "plant with round swelling on underground stem." Expa [..]

A shutter speed setting that holds the shutter open for as long as the shutter release button remains pressed. Commonly used for long time-exposures. When using the Bulb setting, use a cable release t [..]

bud part of a plant with leaves at the top and a flat stem on the bottom.

Encased leaf or flower bud, as an onion or tulip.

A short reduced stem that consists of overlapping scales and sends out roots from the bottom. It also is a food storage facility for the plant. bulbil:

A short reduced stem that consists of overlapping scales and sends out roots from the bottom. It also is a food storage facility for the plant. bulbil:

A fleshy underground stem that contains food for the shoot within. Most bulbs can multiply underground to create more plants. Examples would be crocus, daffodil, tulips and hyacinth.

An underground storage organ with fleshy scale leaves from which the plant flowers and grows before becoming dormant. E.g Daffodils.

The part of a plant from which roots grow

An underground-modified stem, usually covered by a papery exterior. Bulbs are the growth and food source for many flowering perennials.

A bulbous plant produces an underground fleshy storage organ (a bulb) which is then planted in the garden and from which the plant grows and flowers. Corms, tubers and rhizomes are all types of storag [..]

A resting stage of a plant that is usually formed underground and consists of a short stem base bearing one or more buds enclosed in fleshy leaves and buds (tulip, daffodil, etc).

An underground storage structure composed of a short stem and overlapping, fleshy leaf bases surrounding a bud, as in onions and tulips.

A fleshy underground plant structure that contains the nutrients, energy and seed to produce a plant. Bulbs are typically buried in the ground at least one season before they emerge. Daffodils, lilies and tulips are common examples of bulbs. Top of page

The thickened underground storage organ of the group of perennials which includes daffodils and onion. Bulbil is a small bulb as found on oxalis.

An underground stem, that stores nutrients and produces stems, leaves and flowers

A short, usually round, underground stem that stores energy and food for the plant. Some are fleshy and some have papery coverings.

a shortened, compressed, underground stem surrounded by fleshy scales that envelop a central bud located a the tip of the stem; lilies, daffodils, tulips, and onions are bulbs

The thickened underground storage organ of the group of perennials  Gardening supply necessary. which includes daffodils and garden tulips. 

A swollen, fleshy underground stem that contains stored food for the embryonic plant within it. True bulbs such as lilies or daffodils have fleshy scales surrounding a central bud. Similar structures [..]

An underground storage structure comprised of a basal plate (compressed perennial stem) and numerous leaf scales. From the bulb, annual leaves are produced and in some plants, e.g., Lilium, an annual [..]

An underground storage organ consisting of a thin, flattened stem section surrounded by layers of fleshy and dried leaf bases and with roots attached to its bottom.

A food storage plant member that resides underground. It contains a stem that roots expand from.

An underground storage component of the plant, containing the stem covered by scales; bulbs are planted similarly to seeds. Clay

An underground storage organ consisting of a thin, flattened stem surrounded by layers of fleshy, dried leaf bases. Roots are attached to the bottom. See corm, tuber, rhizome.

A modified underground stem surrounded by modified leaves that contain stored food for the plant.

underground stem surrounded by fleshy, overlapping leaf bases

The "glass" part only of a photo Lamp.

A short underground stem surrounded by fleshy leaves.

 A short reduced stem that consists of overlapping scales and sends out roots from the bottom. It also is a food storage facility for the plant.

This is strictly speaking a swollen, modified leaf base which acts as a food storage organ for the plant during its dormant period (e.g., daffodil). Like the term berry, the definition of the word bulb has been widened to refer to any fleshy modified stems such as those produced by gladioli and crocuses (which are really corms), and roots, like tho [..]

a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure light bulb: electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a w [..]

An underground storage organ, composed chiefly of enlarged, fleshy leaf bases.

a mall glass lamp which gives out electrical light. The same word also means the rounded root from which some flowers grow

The glass outer envelope component of an HID lamp which protects the arc tube.

1. the outer glass envelope or jacket that protects the arc tube of an HID lamp 2. clove or bulb of garlic.

An underground storage organ characterized by fleshy leaves attached to a stem base. Bulbo-

Modified plant bulb with scaly leaves that grows beneath the soil.

a storage organ, usually underground, composed of stem and leaf bases.

This is a long time exposure setting - shutter stays open for as long as you keep the shutter release button held down. Time exposure mode. Similar to bulb mode, only the photographer presses the shutter release once to open the shutter and once again to close it. Largely superseded by bulb mode on most cameras, for some reason. Odd, as I think T m [..]

[Stem] -- A swollen, usually underground organ involving a compacted stem and enveloped in succulent or scale-like leaves or leaf bases.

(n) a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure(n) electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire f [..]

 - The outer enclosure of a light source; usually glass or quartz.

The lead-torpedo shape on the bottom of the keel.

The material that encases a lamp.

A colloquial term for a lamp. In the lighting industry, the term, bulb, refers only to the glass envelope of the lamp. Some lighting professionals contemptuously refer to "bulbs" as those things that are planted in the ground.

Term used for a long exposure setting normally more than 30 seconds. The start of the exposure is made by pressing the shutter, only ending when the shutter button is released. Excellent for night pho [..]

What everyone calls it except the lighting industry, which calls it a "lamp."

In this shooting mode, pressing and holding down the shutter button keeps the camera's shutter open and continues to expose the film.

The name given to the exposure setting where the shutter stays open for a long time exposure until it is closed by the photographer. Derives from the ancient days of film photography when an air bulb [..]

A button to press which allows you to open the shutter as long as you’d like. Good for night time scenes like fireworks. Burst

A shutter speed setting that holds the shutter open for as long as the shutter release button remains pressed. Commonly used for long time-exposures. When using the Bulb setting, use a cable release t [..]

Flashbulbs - A special flashbulb that can be used at certain shutter speeds is called "FP" where the initials stand for Focal Plane. Designed for use with focal-plane shutters these bulbs make a nearly uniform amount of light for a relatively long time. The idea is to turn on the light before the focal-plane shutter starts to open [..]

See B

In photography terms, bulb is a reflection of shutter speed. Bulb allows for timed exposures. When a photographer is using a bulb shutter speed the shutter will remain open for as long as the photographer presses the shutter button. Today this normally carried out with a remote or Wi-Fi device whereas in the past a cable release was used. Cable Rel [..]

Ovoid body resting on the cribriform plate of the Ethmoid Bone where the Olfactory Nerve terminates. The olfactory bulb contains several types of Nerve Cells including the mitral Cells, on whose Dendr [..]

The root of a hair, so named because it’s wider at the base.

An underground storage organ consisting of a thin, flattened stem surrounded by layers of fleshy, dried leaf bases. Roots are attached to the bottom. See corm, tuber, rhizome.

The root of a hair, so named because it’s wider at the base.

The name given to the temperature-sensing device located in the fluid for which control or indication is provided. The bulb may be liquid-filled, gas filled, or gas-and-liquid filled. Changes in tempe [..]

Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end. ''the bulb of the aorta'' A light bulb. The bulb-shaped root portion of [..]

In botany, a bulb is structurally a short stem with fleshy leaves or leaf bases that function as food storage organs during dormancy. (In gardening, plants with other kinds of storage organ are also c [..]

The Bulb setting (abbreviated B) on camera shutters is a momentary-action mode that holds shutters open for as long as a photographer depresses the shutter-release button. The Bulb setting is distinct [..]

Bulb or Bulbs may refer to:

Bulb or Bulbs may refer to:

In botany, a bulb is structurally a short stem with fleshy leaves or leaf bases that function as food storage organs during dormancy. (In gardening, plants with other kinds of storage organ are also c [..]