bulb
US /bʌlb/
UK /bʌlb/
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bulbo
a rounded, swollen part of the stem of some plants, such as the onion or tulip, that stores food and from which a new plant grows
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Plant the tulip bulb in the fall for spring blooms.
Pianta il bulbo di tulipano in autunno per fioriture primaverili.
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Onions grow from bulbs.
Le cipolle crescono da bulbi.
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lampadina
a glass globe containing a filament that glows when electricity is passed through it, used for lighting
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The light bulb in the lamp needs to be replaced.
La lampadina nella lampada deve essere sostituita.
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He screwed the new bulb into the socket.
Ha avvitato la nuova lampadina nella presa.
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