"bulbiform" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbʌlbɪfɔːm/ Forms: more bulbiform [comparative], most bulbiform [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin bulbus (“bulb”) + -form. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{suffix|en|bulbus|form|gloss1=bulb}} bulbus (“bulb”) + -form Head templates: {{en-adj}} bulbiform (comparative more bulbiform, superlative most bulbiform)
  1. Shaped like a bulb.

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