bulb
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This means digging up the plant or bulb in the countryside is against the law and landowners are prohibited from removing bluebells from their land to sell.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
On one lamp in the studio, tentacles hold up cylindrical copper spires with submarine-style looking glasses to reveal a small bulb inside.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
By extending the productive hours of the factory floor and the laboratory, the bulb accelerated the pace of the Industrial Revolution.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The olfactory bulb, located in the forebrain, processes signals from scent receptors in the nose.
From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026
It illuminated, for a moment, the single unlit bulb, and Raymie, ridiculously, felt angry at the lightbulb.
From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo
Vocabulary lists containing bulb
Life Science: Plants
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Plants (Botany) - Introduction
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Plants (Botany) - Middle School
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