Meaning of BULBIL
| Pronunciation: | | 'bulbil
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] small bulb or bulb-shaped growth arising from the leaf axil or in the place of flowers |
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| | Synonyms: | | bulblet |
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| | See Also: | | bulb | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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 separated,
of propagating the plant; -- called also {bulblet} and
{brood bud}.
2. (Anat.) A small hollow bulb, such as an enlargement in a
small vessel or tube.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A small, deciduous bulb (or tuber) formed in the axil of a leaf and functioning to propagate the plant vegetatively. |
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