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

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

Water should gradually be lessened as growth ceases and foliage begins to yellow until the soil quite dries out, when it may be passed through a sieve and even the smallest bulblet secured.

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

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 Parsons, Mary Elizabeth

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 Crawford, Matthew

Hold the bulblet firmly between the thumb and fingers of the left hand—unless you are left-handed—with the top upward.

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