bulblet

American  

[buhlb-lit] / ˈbʌlb lɪt /

noun

Botany.

1. a small bulb or bulblike structure, especially one growing in the axils of leaves, as in the tiger lily, or replacing flowers, as in the onion.

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Etymology

Origin of bulblet

First recorded in 1835–45; bulb + -let

Example Sentences

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bulblet

When to harvest the garlic/onion family, Sorin says, depends on the variety you choose and your preference — whether you use the greens, wait for a bulblet, or grow a storage onion.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2023

The hard covering is nature's safe protection for the beautiful little bulblet within, and it comes so near to being waterproof and air-tight that the tiny sprout is slow in making its way out.

From The Gladiolus A Practical Treatise on the Culture of the Gladiolus by Matthew Crawford

Each bulblet is enclosed in a hard shell, which is generally brown in color, though sometimes gray, slate, or black, and very rarely white.

From The Gladiolus A Practical Treatise on the Culture of the Gladiolus by Matthew Crawford

Stems.—Four to twelve inches high; bearing a single bulblet inclosed in the stem-sheath.

From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons

It is one of our most graceful and delicate species, its long-tapering outline suggesting the bulblet bladder fern.

From The Fern Lover's Companion A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada by George Henry Tilton