Bulbil

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bulbil \Bulb"il\, n. [Dim. fr. bulb.]
     1. (Bot.) A small or secondary bulb; hence, now almost
        exclusively: An a["e]rial bulb or deciduous bud, produced
        in the leaf axils, as in the tiger lily, or relpacing the
        flowers, as in some onions, and capable, when separated,
        of propagating the plant; -- called also {bulblet} and


        {brood bud}.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. (Anat.) A small hollow bulb, such as an enlargement in a
        small vessel or tube.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bulbil
       n : small bulb or bulb-shaped growth arising from the leaf axil
           or in the place of flowers [syn: {bulblet}]