[ 'bʌlbɪl ]
■ noun Botany a small bulb-like structure, especially in the axil of a leaf, which may fall to form a new plant.
Origin
C19: from mod. L. ~lus , dimin. of bulbus 'onion, bulbous root'.
[ 'bʌlbɪl ]
■ noun Botany a small bulb-like structure, especially in the axil of a leaf, which may fall to form a new plant.
Origin
C19: from mod. L. ~lus , dimin. of bulbus 'onion, bulbous root'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004