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brood bud

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Bulbil \Bulb"il\, n. [Dim. fr. bulb.]
   1. (Bot.) A small or secondary bulb; hence, now almost
      exclusively: An a["e]rial bulb or deciduous bud, produced
      in the leaf axils, as in the tiger lily, or relpacing the
      flowers, as in some onions, and capable, when separated,
      of propagating the plant; -- called also {bulblet} and
      {brood bud}.

   2. (Anat.) A small hollow bulb, such as an enlargement in a
      small vessel or tube.
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