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bulbil

bul·bil

uncommon

noun

1.

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

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Origin

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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