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pseudobulb::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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Examples of pseudobulb
pseudobulb
With ageing, the pseudobulb sheds its leaves and becomes dormant.
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The pseudobulb has a smooth surface with lengthwise grooves, and can have different shapes, often conical or oblong.
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A pseudobulb then takes over, exploiting the last reserves accumulated in the backbulb, which eventually dies off, too.
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A pseudobulb typically lives for about five years.
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- A solid bulblike enlargement of the stem of some orchids
- The pseudobulb is a storage organ derived from the part of a stem between two leaf nodes.
- A swollen bulb like part of most orchids that holds the leaves and is attached to the rhizome
- Enlarged, bulbous stem segments that often occur on the stems of epiphytic orchids. The plant uses this to temporarily store water and food during times of drought.
- A thickened portion of the stem of many orchids functioning as a water and food storage device.
- A swollen stem common in several types of orchids that is used by the plant to store moisture and nutrients.
- (SOO-doh-buhlb) -- A false bulb, the above ground thickened portion of the lateral branch of sympodial orchids.
- The thickened, bulb-like structures of sympodial orchids that consist of several nodes.
- Thickened stem near surface, resembling a bulb (seen in orchids).
