bulbil
Botany.Also bul·bel [buhl-buhl, -bel]. /ˈbʌl bəl, -bɛl/. bulblet.
Mycology. a rounded mass of fungus cells resembling a sclerotium but of simpler organization, most commonly produced by certain basidiomycetes.
Origin of bulbil
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How to use bulbil in a sentence
The bulbels are then separated and planted by themselves in prepared beds.
The Nursery Book | Liberty Hyde BaileySeveral years are required for the bulbels to mature into flowering bulbs.
The Nursery Book | Liberty Hyde BaileyBulbels vary greatly in size and frequency in different species.
The Nursery Book | Liberty Hyde BaileyBulbels of some plants require a longer time in which to mature into bulbs.
The Nursery Book | Liberty Hyde BaileyFig. 14 shows a portion of the base of 28 a cross-cut bulb, with the adventitious bulbels.
The Nursery Book | Liberty Hyde Bailey
British Dictionary definitions for bulbil
bulbel (ˈbʌlbəl)
/ (ˈbʌlbɪl) /
a small bulblike organ of vegetative reproduction growing in leaf axils or on flower stalks of plants such as the onion and tiger lily
any small bulb of a plant
any small bulblike structure in an animal
Origin of bulbil
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