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bulbil en · NOUN

Etymology

From Spanish bulbillo, from the diminutive form of Latin bulbus, from Ancient Greek βολβός (bolbós, “plant with round swelling on underground stem”).

Meanings

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

Forms

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bulbils Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

pseudobulbil

Synonyms

bulblet · bulbel

Translations (5)

ca bulbil (bulb-shaped bud) · tl bulaksuloy (bulb-shaped bud) · de Brutzwiebel (bulb-shaped bud) · it bulbillo (bulb-shaped bud) · pl bulwka (bulb-shaped bud)