noun
- a small bulb or bulb-like structure that develops on a plant, often used for reproduction
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The lily produced several bulbils along its stem.
- Gardeners can plant bulbils to grow new plants.
- Some onions develop bulbils instead of flowers.
- The bulbils fell to the ground and took root.
- Tiger lilies are known for their distinctive bulbils.
- She collected the bulbils to propagate her garden.