bulb vs onion

bulb and onion both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bulb	Yes	No	No	No
onion	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, onion is a hyponym of bulb; that is, onion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bulb:

bulb: a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
onion: the bulb of an onion plant

Other hyponyms of bulb include shallot, squill, bulbil, bulblet.

bulb (noun)	onion (noun)
electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity	an aromatic flavorful vegetable
a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end)	bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb
a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ	the bulb of an onion plant
lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata)
a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
anything with a round shape resembling a teardrop

Difference between bulb and onion

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