pseudobulb

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Etymology

pseudo- +‎ bulb

Noun

pseudobulb (plural pseudobulbs)

  1. A storage organ in orchids, derived from the part of a stem between two leaf nodes.
    • 2007 February 8, Leslie Land, “Garden Q.&A.”, in New York Times‎:
      Remove only dead flowers, not the living bloom stalk, which is actually a pseudobulb commonly called a cane.

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