Definitions
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- adjective Resembling a
bulb .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective shaped like a bulb
Etymologies
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Examples
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The science at the time allowed testimony about hair similarities, but Janice Roadcap went a step further in her testimony and said the hairs had rare "bulblike" structures on them.
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The alien's head was round and massive with bulblike structures protruding from its forehead, and it lacked anything even vaguely resembling a neck.
Addicts Tree Riesener 2010
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Riding on caterpillar treads like a miniature tank, the machine pointed its bulblike sensor at them.
Final Theory Mark Alpert 2008
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Other distinctive features in comparison with other Mediterranean-climate floras include the large number of geophytes or bulblike plants (1,552 spp.), especially among the petaloid monocots, and the relative paucity of annuals (6.8 percent of the flora) and trees (2.4 percent).
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Riding on caterpillar treads like a miniature tank, the machine pointed its bulblike sensor at them.
Final Theory Mark Alpert 2008
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Finally, geophytes or bulblike plants, are usually most conspicuous after fires, and also have attractive blooms.
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Geophytes, or bulblike plants, are usually most conspicuous after fires, have blooms which are especially attractive.
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Another outstanding feature of the Succulent Karoo is the high diversity of geophytes or bulblike plants.
Succulent Karoo 2008
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Riding on caterpillar treads like a miniature tank, the machine pointed its bulblike sensor at them.
Final Theory Mark Alpert 2008
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The bulblike glass dome is like an enormous dewdrop of beautiful proportions and iridescent color.
The Architecture and Landscape Gardening of the Exposition A Pictorial Survey of the Most Beautiful Achitectural Compositions of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition Louis Christian Mullgardt
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