bulbil
bulbil · bulbils
Brutzwiebel
A bulb-shaped bud in the place of a flower or in a leaf axilA bulb-shaped bud in the place of a flower or in a leaf axil.
Meaning
2 sensesA bulb-shaped bud in the place of a flower or in a leaf axil.
Brutzwiebel
small bulb or bulb-shaped growth arising from the leaf axil or in the place of flowers
A small hollow bulb, such as an enlargement in a small vessel or tube.
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
bulb-shaped bud:
Origin
From Spanish bulbillo, from the diminutive form of Latin bulbus, from Ancient Greek βολβόςFrom Spanish bulbillo, from the diminutive form of Latin bulbus, from Ancient Greek βολβός (bolbós, “plant with round swelling on underground stem”).
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Forms
plural: bulbilsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedpseudobulbil