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
7 May 2025
(noun) a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents; “he sent a runner over with the contract”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
