/bul"bil/ , n.
1. Bot. Also, bulbel /bul"beuhl, -bel/ . bulblet.
2. Mycol. a rounded mass of fungus cells resembling a sclerotium but of simpler organization, most commonly produced by certain basidiomycetes.
[ 1825-35; bulbillus, equiv. to L bulb ( us ) BULB + -illus dim. suffix ]