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BULBIL
bulbil, bulblet
(noun) small bulb or bulb-shaped growth arising from the leaf axil or in the place of flowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
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
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