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Definition of Bulbs
1. bulb [n] - See also: bulb
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bulbs
Literary usage of Bulbs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"For outdoor cultivation the bulbs should be set in September to November in New
... Fresh manure of any kind should never be used near bulbs of any sort. ..."
2. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1891)
"A few taste-bulbs were detected in the circumvallate papilla; of this embryo,
but, unfortunately, little could be learned of their structural details. ..."
3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"The planting of the bulbs should be delayed until the last moment, ... In planting
bulbs it is always well to sprinkle a handful of sand on the spot where ..."
4. The Natural History of Pliny by Pliny, John Bostock, Henry Thomas Riley (1856)
"Pythagoras says that a squill, suspended at the threshold of the door, effectually
shuts all access to evil spells and incantations.9 CHAP 40. bulbs ..."
5. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1898)
"This gain in weight could only be attributed to an unusual condensation of moisture
on the outside surface of the bulbs, and the loss in weight to a return ..."
6. Bulletin by United States Weather Bureau (1905)
"It would appear likely that with smaller bulbs (Violle uses 1 decimeter in
diameter) and with more sensitive thermometers ..."
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