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bulbus

bulbus noun: bulb (e.g., flower bulb, body part). Also the ellipsis of bulbus oculi.

Noun

bulbus (plural bulbi)

  1. Bulb (e.g., flower bulb, body part).
    1. Ellipsis of bulbus oculi.

Also used as

bulbus is also the ellipsis of bulbus oculi.

Forms of bulbus

pluralbulbi

Origin of bulbus

Learned borrowing from Latin bulbus (“bulb”).

Questions about bulbus

What does bulbus mean?
Bulbus means bulb (e.g., flower bulb, body part).
What part of speech is bulbus?
Bulbus is a noun.
What is the plural of bulbus?
The plural of bulbus is bulbi.

Words near bulbus in the dictionary

  1. bulbule
  2. bulbules
  3. Bulbulian
  4. Bulbulians
  5. bulbuls
  6. bulbus
  7. bulbus cordis
  8. bulbus glandis
  9. bulbus oculi
  10. bulby
  11. Bulcamp

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