Bulbosus
/bul-BOH-sus/🏷️ Taxonomy●● Intermediate
Also known as: bulbosa, bulbosum
A morphological epithet indicating the plant produces true bulbs, or has conspicuously swollen, bulb-like structures at its base. It also broadly covers plants with corms or bulb-like underground storage organs. Appears as bulbosus (masculine), bulbosa (feminine), or bulbosum (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin bulbosus, meaning "full of bulbs" or "bulb-like," from bulbus (bulb, onion), from Greek bolbos.
Example
“Ranunculus bulbosus (bulbous buttercup) is named for the swollen, corm-like base of its stem, distinguishing it from meadow and creeping buttercups.”