Bulb or Bulbs may refer to:

Common uses

Bulb In botany, a bulb is structurally a short stem with fleshy leaves or leaf basesBell, A.D. 1997. ''Plant form: an illustrated guide to flowering plant morphology''. Oxford University Press, Oxford, U.K. that function as food storage organs du ...

, a food-storage structure within some plants ** Ornamental bulb, a kind of perennial plant *

Light bulb An electric light, lamp, or light bulb is an electrical component that produces light. It is the most common form of artificial lighting. Lamps usually have a base made of ceramic, metal, glass, or plastic, which secures the lamp in the so ...

, an electric lamp

Maritime

* Bulb keel, a type of keel *

Bulbous bow A bulbous bow is a protruding bulb at the bow (or front) of a ship just below the waterline. The bulb modifies the way the water flows around the hull, reducing drag and thus increasing speed, range, fuel efficiency, and stability. Large ships w ...

, a part that sticks out in front of a bow and below the water line

Music

* "Bulbs" (song), Van Morrison's 1974 song *

Bulb Records Bulb Records is a Michigan-based record label that was formed in 1993 by Peter Larson (now of the two-piece metal rock band 25 Suaves), and James Magas (now known simply as Magas). The label had originally started putting out records by local M ...

, a record label in Michigan * The stage name of

Misha Mansoor Misha Mansoor (born October 31, 1984), also known as Bulb after the name of his solo project, is an American musician, best known as the founder of and one of the three guitarists in the progressive metal band Periphery. He is also a part of ...

as a solo music artist

Science and technology

* A shortened name for ''

Bulbophyllum ''Bulbophyllum'' is a genus of mostly epiphytic and lithophytic orchids in the family Orchidaceae. It is the largest genus in the orchid family and one of the largest genera of flowering plants with more than 2,000 species, exceeded in number onl ...

'', a genus of orchids * An old fashioned term for the

medulla oblongata The medulla oblongata or simply medulla is a long stem-like structure which makes up the lower part of the brainstem. It is anterior and partially inferior to the cerebellum. It is a cone-shaped neuronal mass responsible for autonomic (involun ...

* Flash bulb, one type of flash used in photography *

Rubber bulb Rubber bulbs are used in chemistry laboratories, by placing them on top of a glass or plastic tube. It serves as a vacuum source for filling reagents through a pipette or pasteur pipette and also help control the flow of liquid from the dropping b ...

, part of an eye dropper, which is also known as a dropper or pipette * The bulb setting on some cameras

Other uses

Bulb Energy Bulb Energy Ltd., trading as Bulb, is an energy supply company in the United Kingdom which was acquired by Octopus Energy in 2022. Founded in 2013, the company attracted venture capital from DST Global and Magnetar Capital, and ran at a fina ...

, a British-based energy supply company * The Better Use of Light Bulbs Act (BULB Act), an unenacted U.S. federal legislative proposal * Bulbs, a slang term for

testicles A testicle or testis (plural testes) is the male reproductive gland or gonad in all bilaterians, including humans. It is homologous to the female ovary. The functions of the testes are to produce both sperm and androgens, primarily testostero ...

** ''

Bulbus glandis The bulbus glandis (also called a bulb or knot) is an erectile tissue structure on the penis of canid mammals. During mating, immediately before ejaculation the tissues swell up to lock (''tie'') the male's penis inside the female. The locking i ...

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Maritime

Music

Science and technology

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