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bulbil
[ buhl-bil ]
noun
- Botany. Also bul·bel [] bulblet.
- Mycology. a rounded mass of fungus cells resembling a sclerotium but of simpler organization, most commonly produced by certain basidiomycetes.
bulbil
/ ˈbʌlbɪl; ˈbʌlbəl /
noun
- a small bulblike organ of vegetative reproduction growing in leaf axils or on flower stalks of plants such as the onion and tiger lily
- any small bulb of a plant
- any small bulblike structure in an animal
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bulbil1
C19: from New Latin bulbillus , from Latin bulbus bulb
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Example Sentences
A swollen bud or bulbil in this situation is not uncommon in some cultivated tulips and lilies.
From Project Gutenberg
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