BULBLET

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

bulblet (plural bulblets)

(botany) A small bulb or tuber, either produced on a larger bulb or tuber or on some aerial part of a plant.

Source: Wiktionary


Bulb"let, n. Etym: [Bulb,n.+ -let.] (Bot.)

Definition: A small bulb, either produced on a larger bulb, or on some aërial part of a plant, as in the axils of leaves in the tiger lily, or replacing the flowers in some kinds of onion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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