section of a bulb![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Bulb: underground structure of certain plants where nutrients are stored; it ensures seasonal regrowth of the aboveground part of the plant.
bulbet ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
A secondary bulb that develops from a bud growing out of the side of the main bulb; it can break away and grow into a new plant.
underground stem ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Main part of the bulb extending from the base to the bud and protected by fleshy leaves.
fleshy leaf ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Nutrient-rich leaf underneath the scale leaf.
root ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Underground structure that anchors the plant to the soil and enables the plant to absorb water and mineral salts.
base ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Round part located at the bulb’s base from which the stem, roots and fleshy leaves grow.
bud ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Small plantlike structure constituting a collection of immature organs that will develop once it opens.
scale leaf ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Bulb’s external casing; it is made of layered papery leaves.