bulb

bulb

意味(日本語)

球根、電球

語源

  • bulb(o)- : L.bulbus, Gk.bolbos = onion(たまねぎ)

意味(英語)

  • (noun) Botany A short, modified, underground stem surrounded by usually fleshy modified leaves that contain stored food for the shoot within: an onion bulb; a tulip bulb.
  • (noun) Botany A similar underground stem or root, such as a corm, rhizome, or tuber.
  • (noun) Botany A plant that grows from a bulb.
  • (noun) A rounded projection or part: the bulb of a syringe.
  • (noun) An incandescent lamp or its glass housing.

例文

  • Only works if the bulb is actually "on", as in: plugged in or not burned out, The water keeps flowing, safe to drink or not.

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