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Every article on Wikipedia with a title in the form "Glossary of subject terms", or similar, is such a glossary, as are the glossary sections inside some articles. These are distinct from outlines, which are titled in the form "Outline of subject" and may also include definitions, but are organized as a hierarchy and use their own style of formatting not covered in this guideline.
bulb A thick storage organ, usually underground, consisting of a stem and leaf bases (the inner ones fleshy). bulbel A bulb arising from another bulb. See bulblet. bulbil A small, deciduous bulb or tuber formed in the axil of a leaf or pinna; a means of vegetative propagation. bulblet A bulb arising from another bulb; a bulbel. bullate 1.
Shallot bulbs Hippeastrum (amaryllis) bulb. In botany, a bulb is a short underground stem with fleshy leaves or leaf bases [1] that function as food storage organs during dormancy. In gardening, plants with other kinds of storage organ are also called ornamental bulbous plants or just bulbs.
The word "bulb" has a somewhat different meaning to botanists than it does to gardeners and horticulturalists.In gardening, a "bulb" is a plant's underground or ground-level storage organ that can be dried, stored, and sold in this state, and then planted to grow again.
Examples Description SI Inch Details "Standard" lightbulb: A60 E26: A19 E26 ⌀60 mm (~⌀19/8 in) A series bulb, ⌀26 mm Edison screw: Candle-flame bulb: CA35 E12: CA11 E12 ⌀35 mm (~⌀11/8 in) candle-flame shape, ⌀12 mm Edison screw Flood light: BR95 E26: BR30 E26 ⌀95 mm (~⌀30/8 in) flood light, ⌀26 mm Edison screw Halogen track ...
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Bulbs used for headlamps, turn signals and brake lamps may be required to comply with international and national regulations governing the types of lamps used. Other automotive lighting applications such as auxiliary lamps or interior lighting may not be regulated, but common types are used by many automotive manufacturers.
The formation of woody tissue is an example of secondary growth, a change in existing tissues, in contrast to primary growth that creates new tissues, such as the elongating tip of a plant shoot. The process of wood formation ( lignification ) is commonest in the spermatophytes (seed bearing plants) and has evolved independently a number of times.