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лу́ковица (lúkovicaf

  1. (botany) bulb
    Лу́ковица на коки́че.Lúkovica na kokíče.Snowdrop bulb.
    Лу́ковица на лук.Lúkovica na luk.Onion bulb.
    Луковицата на че́сън.Lukovicata na čésǎn.Garlic bulb.
  2. (anatomy) bulb (base of hairs, nerves etc.)
    Лу́ковицана ко́съма.Lúkovicana kósǎma.A hair bulb.

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References

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  • луковица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • луковица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɫukəvʲɪt͡sə]
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Noun

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лу́ковица (lúkovicaf inan (genitive лу́ковицы, nominative plural лу́ковицы, genitive plural лу́ковиц, relational adjective лу́ковичный)

  1. onion
  2. (botany, anatomy) bulb
  3. (figuratively, architecture) onion-shaped dome of a Russian church
  4. (figuratively) old-fashioned pocket watch with thick convex glass and convex backside

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