corm
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Etymology
From scientific Latin cormus, from Ancient Greek κορμός (kormós, “trunk stripped of its boughs”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)m
Noun
corm (plural corms)
- A short, vertical, swollen, underground stem of a plant (usually one of the monocots) that serves as a storage organ to enable the plant to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as drought.
- Synonym: bulbotuber
- 2002, Victoria Finlay, Colour, Sceptre, published 2003, page 268:
- The saffron crocus has to be planted by hand from corms.
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underground stem of a plant
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Noun
corm n (uncountable)
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