Pseudobulb
noun, Botany.
1.
an enlarged, aboveground portion of stem, present in many tropical orchids, in which moisture is stored.
pseudobulb
(s’dō-bŭlb’)
A thickened, bulblike, fleshy stem located above the ground, as in many orchids. See also bulb, corm.
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