bulb vs shallot

shallot vs bulb

bulb and shallot both are nouns.

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

As nouns, shallot is a hyponym of bulb; that is, shallot 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
shallot: aggregate bulb of the multiplier onion

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

bulb (noun)	shallot (noun)
electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity	small mild-flavored onion-like or garlic-like clustered bulbs used for seasoning
a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end)	type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning
a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ	aggregate bulb of the multiplier onion
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 shallot

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