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olfactory bulb

noun

, Anatomy.
  1. the enlarged terminal part of each olfactory lobe from which the olfactory nerve originates.

olfactory bulb

noun

  1. the anterior and slightly enlarged end of the olfactory tract, from which the cranial nerves concerned with the sense of smell originate

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Word History and Origins

Origin of olfactory bulb1

First recorded in 1865–70

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