bulb vs medulla

bulb

noun
  • The bulb-shaped root portion of a plant such as a tulip, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown. 

  • Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end. 

  • A light bulb (not necessarily bulbous in shape). 

  • A bulbous protuberance at the forefoot of certain vessels to reduce turbulence. 

verb
  • To take the shape of a bulb; to swell. 

medulla

noun
  • The internal tissue of a plant. 

  • The medulla oblongata. 

  • The soft inner part of something, especially the pith of a fruit. 

  • The inner substance of various organs and structures, especially the marrow of bones. 

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