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bul⋅bil

   [buhl-bil]
–noun
1. Botany. Also, bul⋅bel  [buhl-buhl, -bel] . bulblet.
2. Mycology. a rounded mass of fungus cells resembling a sclerotium but of simpler organization, most commonly produced by certain basidiomycetes.
Origin:
1825–35; < NL bulbillus, equiv. to L bulb(us) bulb + -illus dim. suffix
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bul·bel     (bŭl'bəl, -běl')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A smaller bulb produced from a larger bulb.
  2. A bulblet.


[French bulbille; see bulbil.]

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Bulbel

Bulb"el\, n. [Dim., fr. bulb, n.] (Bot.) A separable bulb formed on some flowering plants.

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