: a small or secondary bulb
especially
: an aerial deciduous bud produced in a leaf axil or replacing the flowers and capable when separated of producing a new plant
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Lesser celandine spreads primarily by vegetative means through prolific tubers and bulblets, each of which can grow into a new plant once separated from the parent plant.
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Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2023
October/November, everywhere: cloves (bulblets) of garlic, seeds of fava beans.
—Pam Peirce, SFChronicle.com, 6 Sep. 2019
The main bulb continually produces bulblets—perfect for gifting.
—Country Living Staff, Country Living, 6 Mar. 2018
Remove old shriveling bulb portions then keep the new bulbs and small bulblets to grow the next flowering plants. Dug bulbs can be immediately added to a planting site or stored for a few months in a cool, dry spot.
—Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 2 Sep. 2017
Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2023
October/November, everywhere: cloves (bulblets) of garlic, seeds of fava beans.
—Pam Peirce, SFChronicle.com, 6 Sep. 2019
The main bulb continually produces bulblets—perfect for gifting.
—Country Living Staff, Country Living, 6 Mar. 2018
Remove old shriveling bulb portions then keep the new bulbs and small bulblets to grow the next flowering plants. Dug bulbs can be immediately added to a planting site or stored for a few months in a cool, dry spot.
—Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 2 Sep. 2017
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“Bulblet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulblet. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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