bulb

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So many cartoons depict great ideas using light bulbs that we’ve forgotten many of the greatest ideas come about from long deliberation and careful winnowing.

From Los Angeles Times

Also called the ajo lily, it grows from a deep bulb, has long, wavy-edged leaves and is pollinated by sphinx moths.

From Los Angeles Times

Laser light differs from the light produced by bulbs or LEDs because its electromagnetic waves move in perfect sync.

From Science Daily

The “Village of Lights” and its roughly 500,000 bulbs went dark for a weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal

It has a sac-like cup at the base of its bulb that is usually found under the soil — a sign it is in the Amanita genus which can be dangerous, Diaz said.

From Los Angeles Times