"bulbil" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bulbils [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish bulbillo, from the diminutive form of Latin bulbus, from Ancient Greek βολβός (bolbós, “plant with round swelling on underground stem”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|es|bulbillo}} Spanish bulbillo, {{uder|en|la|bulbus}} Latin bulbus, {{uder|en|grc|βολβός||plant with round swelling on underground stem}} Ancient Greek βολβός (bolbós, “plant with round swelling on underground stem”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bulbil (plural bulbils)
  1. (botany) A bulb-shaped bud in the place of a flower or in a leaf axil. Synonyms: bulbel, bulblet Translations (bulb-shaped bud): bulbil [masculine] (Catalan), Brutzwiebel [feminine] (German), bulbillo [masculine] (Italian), bulwka [feminine] (Polish), bulaksuloy (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-bulbil-en-noun-vM7R6Mn7 Categories (other): Botany, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 77 23 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'bulb-shaped bud': 60 40
  2. (anatomy) A small hollow bulb, such as an enlargement in a small vessel or tube.
    Sense id: en-bulbil-en-noun-tA6p9kW0 Categories (other): Anatomy, Plant anatomy Disambiguation of Plant anatomy: 34 66 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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