bulbil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bulb-shaped bud in the place of a flower or in a leaf axil.
  2. A small hollow bulb, such as an enlargement in a small vessel or tube.

Word forms

bulbil bulbils

Etymology

From Spanish bulbillo, from the diminutive form of Latin bulbus, from Ancient Greek βολβός (bolbós, “plant with round swelling on underground stem”).

Synonyms

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