bulb- root words — words with the bulb- root

The root bulb- comes from Greek bolbos, meaning onion, bulb. 6 words in Dendril are built from it, including bulb, bulbs, bulbous, flashbulb, bulbar, bulbiferous. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the bulb- root

Explore words with bulb- — words containing the bulb- root and sharing its sense of "onion, bulb". Examples include bulb, bulbs, bulbous, flashbulb, bulbar, bulbiferous. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does bulb- mean?

The bulb- root means onion, bulb, from Greek bolbos. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.