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Where does “βολβός” come from?

βολβός (Ancient Greek): bulb of various plants, especially onion; tassel...

Definitions

  1. bulb of various plants, especially onion; tassel...

Words derived from “βολβός”

  • bulb
  • bulbous
  • lightbulb
  • bulbar
  • flashbulb
  • retrobulbar
  • corticobulbar
  • pseudobulbar
  • bulbed
  • pseudobulb
  • peribulbar
  • bulbil
  • bulblet
  • tubulobulbar
  • bulblike
  • bulbectomy
  • bulbously
  • bulbousness
  • postbulbar
  • bulbiferous
  • nonbulbar
  • bulbless
  • nonbulbous
  • endbulb