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bulbiferous

[buhl-bif-er-uh s]
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adjective
  1. producing bulbs.
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Origin of bulbiferous

1800–10; < New Latin bulbifer (see bulb, -i-, -fer) + -ous
Related formsnon·bul·bif·er·ous, adjective
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Historical Examples

  • Leaf cuttings of some tuberiferous or bulbiferous plants produce little tubers or bulbs in the same way.

    The Nursery Book

    Liberty Hyde Bailey

British Dictionary definitions for bulbiferous

bulbiferous

adjective
  1. (of plants) producing bulbs
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