pseudobulb

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noun

A storage organ in orchids, derived from the part of a stem between two leaf nodes.

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Meanings

nounpseudobulb (plural pseudobulbs)

plural pseudobulbs

  1. A storage organ in orchids, derived from the part of a stem between two leaf nodes.

    Remove only dead flowers, not the living bloom stalk, which is actually a pseudobulb commonly called a cane.

    2007 February 8, Leslie Land, “Garden Q.&A.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2015

Origin

From pseudo- + bulb.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 假鳞茎
  • 假鳞茎storage organ in orchids
Finnish varsimukula
  • varsimukulastorage organ in orchids
French pseudobulbe, pseudo-bulbe
  • pseudobulbestorage organ in orchids
  • pseudo-bulbestorage organ in orchids
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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