noun
- a small bulb that develops on the stem or leaves of a plant, often used for propagation
Usage: botany; horticulture
Examples
- The lily plant produced several bulblets along its stem that could be separated and replanted.
- Gardeners often collect bulblets from the parent plant to grow new flowers.
- These tiny bulblets will develop into full-sized bulbs within a year or two.
- The onion plant formed bulblets in the leaf axils, which is a natural form of asexual reproduction.
- She carefully removed the bulblets and placed them in moist soil to encourage root development.