bulbil

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noun

A bulb-shaped bud in the place of a flower or in a leaf axil.

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bulbelbulblet
OriginSpanish bulbillo ← Latin bulbus ← Ancient Greek βολβός →
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Meanings

nounbulbil (plural bulbils)

plural bulbils

  1. biologyA bulb-shaped bud in the place of a flower or in a leaf axil.

    Synonyms: bulbel, bulblet

  2. anatomyA small hollow bulb, such as an enlargement in a small vessel or tube.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA bulb-shaped bud in the place of a flower or in a leaf axil.

Similar
bulbelbulblet

More synonyms by meaning

nounsmall bulb or bulb-shaped growth arising from the leaf axil or in the place of flowers

Similar
bulblet
Broader
bulb
Also see
bulbelbulblet

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβολβός“plant with round swelling on underground stem”
  2. Latinbulbus
  3. Spanishbulbillo
  4. Englishbulbil

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

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Translations

Catalan bulbil
  • bulbilbulb-shaped bud
German Brutzwiebel
  • Brutzwiebelbulb-shaped bud
Italian bulbillo
  • bulbillobulb-shaped bud
Polish bulwka
  • bulwkabulb-shaped bud
Tagalog bulaksuloy
  • bulaksuloybulb-shaped bud

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Bilbul
Cite this entry
APA

bulbil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bulbil

MLA

“bulbil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bulbil. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bulbil,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bulbil.

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