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bulbil
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bul·bil  (blbl, -bl)
n.
1. A small bulb or bulblike structure in the place of a flower or in a leaf axil, as in a tiger lily.
2. A bulblet.
[French bulbille, diminutive of bulbe, bulb, from Latin bulbus; see bulb.]
bulbil [ˈbʌlbɪl], bulbel [ˈbʌlbəl]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a small bulblike organ of vegetative reproduction growing in leaf axils or on flower stalks of plants such as the onion and tiger lily
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) any small bulb of a plant
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) any small bulblike structure in an animal
[from New Latin bulbillus, from Latin bulbus bulb]
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Noun1.bulbil - small bulb or bulb-shaped growth arising from the leaf axil or in the place of flowers
bulblet
bulb - a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
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