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    BULBS UNCOVERED

    Sep 06, 2018 4 minutes
    Illustrations Katy Cassels

    Definition Chambers 21st Century Dictionary

    bulb | noun

    1. in certain plants, eg tulip and onion: a swollen underground organ that functions as a food store and consists of a modified shoot, with overlapping layers of fleshy leaf bases or scales, and roots growing from its lower surface.

    HOW BULBS WORK

    Bulbs are pretty magical. These unassuming, oddly shaped little ‘storage organs’ contain the plant’s whole lifecycle. Once flowering is over, the leaves die off and send energy back down into the bulb to form new leaves and flowers for the following year. This period is called dormancy, which is the state bulbs are

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