bulbil

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

bulblet

bulb

💡

onion

🧅

gemma

spheroblast

offset bulb

Translations

bulbillo

βολβός

bulbille

caïeu

cayeu

Brutzwiebel

bulbillo

bulbille

Etymology

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