Definition of Bulbil

1. Noun. Small bulb or bulb-shaped growth arising from the leaf axil or in the place of flowers.

Exact synonyms: Bulblet
Generic synonyms: Bulb

Definition of Bulbil

1. n. A small or secondary bulb; hence, now almost exclusively: An aërial 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 separated, of propagating the plant; -- called also bulblet and brood bud.

Definition of Bulbil

1. a small bulb [n -S]

Medical Definition of Bulbil

1. A small, deciduous bulb (or tuber) formed in the axil of a leaf and functioning to propagate the plant vegetatively. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bulbil

bulbar conjunctiva
bulbar conjunctiva
bulbar myelitis
bulbar palsy
bulbar paralysis
bulbar pulse
bulbar ridge
bulbar septum
bulbed
bulbel
bulbel
bulbels
bulbi
bulbiferous
bulbil (current term)
bulbil (current term)
bulbils
bulbing
bulbitis
bulblet
bulblet
bulblets
bulblet bladder fern
bulblet fern
bulblike
bulbo-
bulbo-tuber
bulbocapnine
bulbocavernosus
bulbocavernosus muscle

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