bulbil

bulbil
/bul"bil/, n.
1. Bot. Also, bulbel /bul"beuhl, -bel/. bulblet.
2. Mycol. a rounded mass of fungus cells resembling a sclerotium but of simpler organization, most commonly produced by certain basidiomycetes.
[1825-35; < NL bulbillus, equiv. to L bulb(us) BULB + -illus dim. suffix]

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also spelled  bulbel , also called  bulblet,  

      in botany, tiny secondary bulb that forms in the angle between a leaf and stem or in place of flowers on certain plants. Bulbils, called offsets when full-sized, fall or are removed and planted to produce new plants. They are especially common among such plants as onions and lilies.

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  • Bulbil — Bulb il, n. [Dim. fr. bulb.] 1. (Bot.) A small or secondary bulb; hence, now almost exclusively: An a[ e]rial 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bulbil — [bul′bil΄] n. [ModL bulbillus, dim. of L bulbus,BULB] a small bulb or fleshy bud on a flower stalk, as in some onions, or in the axil of a leaf, as in a tiger lily …   English World dictionary

  • bulbil — /ˈbʌlbɪl/ (say bulbil) noun 1. a little bulb. 2. a small aerial bulb growing in the axils of leaves, as in the tiger lily, or replacing flower buds, as in the common onion. {New Latin bulbillus, diminutive of Latin bulbus bulb} …  

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  • bulbil — noun Etymology: French bulbille, diminutive of bulbe bulb, from Latin bulbus Date: 1831 bulblet …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • bulbil — noun A bulb shaped bud in the place of a flower or in a leaf axil …   Wiktionary

  • bulbil — n. small bulb or bulb like structure in the place of a flower …   English contemporary dictionary

  • bulbil — [ bʌlbɪl] noun Botany a small bulb like structure, especially in the axil of a leaf, which may fall to form a new plant. Origin C19: from mod. L. bulbillus, dimin. of bulbus onion, bulbous root …   English new terms dictionary

  • bulbil — bul·bil …   English syllables

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