pseudobulb

noun

pseudobulb

noun

Etymology From pseudo- + bulb.

1

A storage organ in orchids, derived from the part of a stem between two leaf nodes.

  • Remove only dead flowers, not the living bloom stalk, which is actually a pseudobulb commonly called a cane.2007 February 8, Leslie Land, “Garden Q.&A.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2015:
Derived terms
pseudobulbous

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