bulbing
Developing rounded base
Bulbing describes the process of a plant forming a bulb, the swollen underground structure that stores nutrients.
Gardeners watch for bulbing when growing onions, garlic, or tulips: The onions are bulbing nicely this year.
The term also appears in lighting contexts, meaning to install or replace bulbs: We spent the afternoon bulbing the theater marquee.
Pungent layered bulb
- garlicPungent culinary bulb
- tulipBulbous spring flower
- daffodilYellow trumpet-shaped spring flower
- lilyTrumpet-shaped garden bloom
hyacinth · amaryllis · shallot · leek · chive · iris · gladiolus · crocus
Seed's initial growth phase
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- enlargementIncrease in size
- thickeningIncreasing in density
formation · development · propagation · cultivation · dormancy · curing · harvesting · photoperiod
Glowing from heat
- filamentVery thin thread
- tungstenElement seventy-four
- lumensMeasure of visible light
- wattageElectrical output measure
fluorescent · halogen · led · illumination · brightness · dimmer · socket · glow
onion
Pungent layered bulb
lily · hyacinth · amaryllis · shallot · leek · chive · iris · gladiolus · crocus · allium
germination
Seed's initial growth phase
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- enlargementIncrease in size
thickening · formation · development · propagation · cultivation · dormancy · curing · harvesting · photoperiod · daylength
incandescent
Glowing from heat
wattage · fluorescent · halogen · led · illumination · brightness · dimmer · socket · glow · flicker
bulbingflowering
Producing reproductive structures
leafing · bolting · seeding · fruiting · germinating
bulbingbolting
Departing at speed
elongating · spreading · branching · stretching · leafing out
bulb, bulbs, bulbous, bulbed, bulbously, bulbousness, bulblet, bulblike