bulbil

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.

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[French bulbille, diminutive of bulbe, bulb, from Latin bulbus; see bulb.]

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bulbil [ˈbʌlbɪl], bulbel [ˈbʌlb^əl]

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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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