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bulb-shaped

bulb-shaped

3.5
Having a round, swollen shape like a plant bulb
  • adjective
  • /bʌlb-ʃeɪpt/
translation icon : en forma de bulbo
  • The artist created a sculpture that features a bulb-shaped base, making it an eye-catching centerpiece.

Examples

  • The light fixture has a bulb-shaped design that adds a unique touch to the room.

  • The Cingssiik sat with hands hovering above the bulb-shaped retorting vessel, looking for all the world like a man hesitant to touch his pregnant wife's belly but captivated by the life within.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • In the garden, the flowers are bulb-shaped, resembling large, colorful orbs.

Synonyms

bulbous
vsbulb-shaped
10 5.5

Having a round, swollen shape like a bulb

is less about outward bulge and more about general resemblance
bulblike
vsbulb-shaped
6.0

Round and swollen at the base like an onion

is a more general word not implying an exact shape match

Surface Forms

bulb-shaped positive

Morphology

bulb-shaped = bulb (transparent) = bulb + shaped

The adjective is formed by attaching the productive combining element '-shaped' to the noun 'bulb', yielding the expected meaning 'having the shape of a bulb'.

Etymology

Bulb-shaped comes from bulb, a round, swollen plant part like an onion or a tulip bulb, and the ending -shaped, which means 'in the form of'. So, bulb-shaped means 'round and swollen like a bulb', easy to imagine by thinking of an onion or a classic light bulb.