ˈbəlbə̇l, -lˌbil noun
or bul·bel -lbəl, -lˌbel
( -s )
Etymology: French bulbille, diminutive of bulbe bulb, from Latin bulbus — more at bulb
1.
a. : a small or secondary plant bulb ; especially : one produced on the aerial part of the plant and capable when separated of producing a new plant — called also brood bud bulblet
b. : an underground node of algae of the genus Chara
2. : any of the small resting few-celled masses produced in great numbers by certain fungi