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BULBIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bulbil mean?
• BULBIL (noun)
The noun BULBIL has 1 sense:
1. small bulb or bulb-shaped growth arising from the leaf axil or in the place of flowers
Familiarity information: BULBIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small bulb or bulb-shaped growth arising from the leaf axil or in the place of flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
bulbil; bulblet
Hypernyms ("bulbil" is a kind of...):
bulb (a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure)
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