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(bul′bil′)

noun

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

Origin: ModL bulbillus, dim. of L bulbus, bulb

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noun

A small bulb or bulblike structure in the place of a flower or in a leaf axil, as in a tiger lily.
A bulblet.

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Origin: French bulbille

Origin: , diminutive of bulbe, bulb

Origin: , from Latin bulbus; see bulb

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