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bulbil

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bul-bil
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

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

Etymology

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

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

bulbils (plural)

Derived Forms

pseudobulbil

Synonyms

bulbel bulblet

Questions

What does bulbil mean?
A bulb-shaped bud in the place of a flower or in a leaf axil.
Where does bulbil come from?
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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