noun
- Small bulbs that develop from a parent bulb or on the stems and leaves of certain plants, used for propagation.
Usage: Plural of bulblet; Commonly used in botany and gardening contexts
Examples
- The lily plant produced numerous bulblets along its stem that can be separated and replanted.
- Gardeners collect bulblets from the parent bulb to grow new plants.
- These bulblets will mature into full-sized bulbs within a year or two.
- The onion developed bulblets around its base during the growing season.
- She carefully removed the bulblets and planted them in individual pots.