Plural of bulb
regular plural
The plural of bulb is bulbs.
Forms of bulb
| Singular | bulb /ˈbʌlb/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | bulbs /bʌlbz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Bulbs in a sentence
- the plants which grow in the earth from seed or bulbs.2005, Plato, translated by Lesley Brown, Sophist, page 265c
- He gave his daughter some hyacinth bulbs with the caveat that she plant them in the shade.From the entry caveat
- The estate's present seed stock comprises seedlings, bulbs and various nuts.From the entry seed stock
- Those tulip bulbs have taken root.From the entry take root
- Those flower bulbs that our neighbor gave us are a gift that keeps on giving — they keep blooming year after year.From the entry gift that keeps on giving
Meaning of bulb
- noun The bulb-shaped underground portion of a plant such as a tulip, consisting of a shortened stem and many fleshy scale leaves, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown.
- noun The medulla oblongata.
- noun Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end.
Questions about the plural of bulb
- What is the plural of bulb?
- The plural of bulb is bulbs.
- Is bulb countable?
- Bulb is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: bulb (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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