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bulb meaning in Sanskrit

कन्द kanda

/ˈbʌlb/

bulb in Sanskrit: कन्द (kanda). In English, bulb means 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.

Sanskrit words for bulb

bulb-shaped underground portion of a plant
कन्द kanda

English meaning of bulb

  1. 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.
  2. noun The medulla oblongata.
  3. noun Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end.
  4. noun A light bulb (not necessarily bulbous in shape).

Full definition of bulb

bulb in a sentence

  • the bulb of the aorta
  • an incandescent bulb
  • a fluorescent tube bulb

bulb in other languages

Questions about bulb in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of bulb in Sanskrit?
Bulb in Sanskrit is कन्द (kanda).
bulb इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Bulb: कन्द (kanda).
What does bulb mean in English?
Bulb means 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.

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