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bulb vs stem

stem vs bulb

bulb and stem both are nouns.

bulb is not a verb while stem is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bulb Yes No No No
stem Yes No Yes No
As nouns, stem is a hypernym of bulb; that is, stem is a word with a broader meaning than bulb:
  • bulb: a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
  • stem: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
Other hypernyms of bulb include stalk.
bulb (noun) stem (noun)
electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end) front part of a vessel or aircraft
a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ the tube of a tobacco pipe
lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata) cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
anything with a round shape resembling a teardrop a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
bulb (verb) stem (verb)
stop the flow of a liquid
remove the stem from
grow out of, have roots in, originate in
cause to point inward
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