"bulboid" meaning in English

See bulboid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From bulb + -oid. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bulb|oid}} bulb + -oid Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} bulboid (not comparable)
  1. (anatomy) Shaped like a bulb. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Anatomy Derived forms: bulboid corpuscle
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