ETYM Dim. from bulb.
Small bulb or bulb-shaped growth arising from the leaf axil or in the place of flowers; SYN. bulblet.
Small bulb; large, fleshy, axillary bud from which plant may be grown.
Small bulb that develops above ground from a bud. Bulbils may be formed on the stem from axillary buds, as in members of the saxifrage family, or in the place of flowers, as seen in many species of onion Allium. They drop off the parent plant and develop into new individuals, providing a means of vegetative reproduction and dispersal.