Diminutive of bulb; one of the small new bulbs arising around the parent bulb; a bulblike structure produced by some plants in the axils of leaves or in place of flowers.
A small, usually axillary bulb or tuber capable of developing into a new plant, in some cases produced on a leaf or an inflorescence axis.
A small bulb, usually developed above ground in a leaf-axil or on a leaf edge, which can fall off and grow into a new plant.
A small bulb, carried in the axil of a leaf, as in certain lilies. It offers a convenient means of propagation.
A small bulb developing from the base of a mature one and used for propagation. The term “offset” is sometimes used.
A small bulb, produced either from the base of the parent bulb, or budding from the aerial stem or inflorescence. The term ‘offset’ is sometimes used.