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[missdaredevil]

segment of *compound bulb*: one of the segments of a compound bulb
a clove of garlic

Is it talking about the shape here?

Thanks

[iitimone7]

yes, but it is also talking about what the bulb is made up of...there are simple bulbs (few parts), and there are compound bulbs (many parts). a bulb of garlic has many parts and after you take it apart, you have many cloves of garlic. iitimone7