Bulbil
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A bulb-shaped bud in the place of a flower or in a leaf axil.
- 2 small bulb or bulb-shaped growth arising from the leaf axil or in the place of flowers wordnet
- 3 A small hollow bulb, such as an enlargement in a small vessel or tube.
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From Spanish bulbillo, from the diminutive form of Latin bulbus, from Ancient Greek βολβός (bolbós, “plant with round swelling on underground stem”).