bulblet
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.
Origin of bulblet
1- Also called bulbil.
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How to use bulblet in a sentence
Where the stream plunges from above, the bulblet Bladder Fern drapes the steep banks with its long feathery fronds.
How to Know the Ferns | Frances Theodora Parsonsbulblet-like tubers, such as are occasionally formed on the stem of a Potato-plant above ground.
The Elements of Botany | Asa GrayHold the bulblet firmly between the thumb and fingers of the left hand—unless you are left-handed—with the top upward.
The Gladiolus | Matthew CrawfordA bulblet is a small bulb borne entirely above ground, usually in the axil of a leaf or in the inflorescence.
The Nursery Book | Liberty Hyde BaileyIt is one of our most graceful and delicate species, its long-tapering outline suggesting the bulblet bladder fern.
The Fern Lover's Companion | George Henry Tilton
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