mukuloilla

Mukuloilla is a Finnish word that functions as the plural adessive form of mukulo, a noun meaning a tuber, bulb, or other underground storage organ of a plant. The term is used mainly in botanical and agricultural contexts to refer to tubers or to phenomena occurring on or associated with tubers. Because the adessive case marks location, mukuloilla translates roughly as “on tubers” or “at tubers.” The base form mukulo is singular; mukulot is the nominative plural, and mukuloilla is the plural adessive.

In botanical writing, mukuloilla appears when describing observations related to tubers, such as storage, growth, or disease processes. The word follows standard Finnish noun inflection patterns, with the plural adessive formed by adding -lla to the plural stem. This form contrasts with related cases like mukuloissa (inessive plural, “in the tubers”) and mukulolla (adessive singular, “on the tuber”).

Context and scope: mukuloilla is used to discuss plant species that propagate or store energy through tubers, including crops and ornamental plants. While the term is not everyday vocabulary for all speakers, it is common in scientific literature and field notes involving tubers and underground storage organs.

See also: mukulo, Finnish grammar, botanical terminology.