corm
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
Origin of corm
1Other words from corm
- cormlike, adjective
- cormoid, adjective
- cormous, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for corm
/ (kɔːm) /
an organ of vegetative reproduction in plants such as the crocus, consisting of a globular stem base swollen with food and surrounded by papery scale leaves: Compare bulb (def. 1)
Origin of corm
1Derived forms of corm
- cormous, adjective
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Scientific definitions for corm
[ kôrm ]
A fleshy underground stem that is similar to a bulb but stores its food as stem tissue and has fewer and thinner leaflike scales. The crocus and gladiolus produce new shoots from corms. Compare bulb rhizome runner tuber.
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