Bulbil \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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Bulblet \Bulb"let\, n. [Bulb,n.+ -let.]
(Bot.)
A small bulb, either produced on a larger bulb, or on some
a["e]rial part of a plant, as in the axils of leaves in the
tiger lily, or replacing the flowers in some kinds of onion.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |