bulbil, bulblet
(noun) small bulb or bulb-shaped growth arising from the leaf axil or in the place of flowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bulbil (plural bulbils)
(botany) A bulb-shaped bud in the place of a flower or in a leaf axil.
(anatomy) A small hollow bulb, such as an enlargement in a small vessel or tube.
Source: Wiktionary
Bulb"il, n. [Dim. fr. bulb.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A small or secondary bulb; hence, now almost exclusively: An aërial bulb or deciduous bud, produced in the leaf axils, as in the tiger lily, or relpacing the flowers, as in some onions, and capable, when separated, of propagating the plant; -- called also bulblet and brood bud.
2. (Anat.) A small hollow bulb, such as an enlargement in a small vessel or tube.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 April 2025
(noun) a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
