bulbil

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin bulbus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek βολβός (bolbós, “plant with round swelling on underground stem”).

Noun

bulbil (plural bulbils)

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

Translations

bulb-shaped bud

• Italian: bulbillo m
• Polish: bulwka f
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• Tagalog: bulaksuloy