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A bulb is an underground plant structure that stores nutrients and allows plants to survive dormant periods and regrow when conditions improve. Bulbs matter because they enable many common plants—like onions, garlic, and flowering bulbs such as tulips and daffodils—to reliably produce new growth and blooms year after year.
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In botany, a bulb is a short underground stem with fleshy leaves or leaf bases that function as food storage organs during dormancy. In gardening, plants with other kinds of storage organ are also called ornamental bulbous plants or just bulbs.