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cormel

[ kawr-muhl, kawr-mel ]

noun

  1. a small new corm that is vegetatively propagated by a fully mature corm.


cormel

/ ˈkɔːməl /

noun

  1. a new small corm arising from the base of a fully developed one


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cormel1

1895–1900; corm + -el diminutive suffix, as in carpel, pedicel, etc. (< Latin -ellus; -elle

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