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bulbophile

bulbophile noun: a person who is obsessed with bulb plants.

Noun

bulbophile (plural bulbophiles)

  1. A person who is obsessed with bulb plants.
    • To those who know it not I may say the flowers are nearly an inch across, like golden stars, the colour being deep yellow, with a medial brown nerve to each perianth division. They last a long time in beauty, and are to one bulbophile at least very attractive.1884 July 24, “Hardy Flowers”, in Journal of Horticulture and Practical Gardening
    • Perhaps some bulbophile can show us how easy they are to flower "when one knows how."1888 February 11, “Lycoris Radiata and Aurea”, in The Gardeners' Chronicle

Examples of bulbophile in a sentence

  • Richard Nutt, M.A., F.I.C.E., is a widely travelled engineer, amateur botanist and bulbophile, whose particular interest is the genus Galanthus.1988, The Garden, volume 113, page 52:
  • Bulbophiles definitely should consider experimenting with this unique approach to groundcover under their bulbous plants.1997, Charles Hardman, “Book Reviews”, in Herbertia, volume 52, page 203:
  • Roehm's fascination with these fancy flowers is shared by many bulbophiles, […]2000 April 8, Shelley Gonzales, “The Drama of Tulips Poised to Burst With Color”, in Rocky Mountain News:

Forms of bulbophile

pluralbulbophiles

Origin of bulbophile

From bulb + -o- + -phile.

Questions about bulbophile

What does bulbophile mean?
Bulbophile means a person who is obsessed with bulb plants.
How do you use bulbophile in a sentence?
Richard Nutt, M.A., F.I.C.E., is a widely travelled engineer, amateur botanist and bulbophile, whose particular interest is the genus Galanthus.
What part of speech is bulbophile?
Bulbophile is a noun.
What is the plural of bulbophile?
The plural of bulbophile is bulbophiles.

Words near bulbophile in the dictionary

  1. bulbocavernosi
  2. bulbocavernosus
  3. bulbocavernous
  4. bulbocerebellar
  5. bulboid
  6. bulbophile
  7. bulbophiles
  8. bulbophyllum
  9. bulbophyllums
  10. bulbosacral
  11. bulbose

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