pseudobulbil

noun

pseu·​do·​bulbil

¦sü(ˌ)dō+

: a pear-shaped oophytic outgrowth in various ferns replacing the sporangia and characterizing a phase of apospory

Word History

Etymology

pseud- + bulbil

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