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CORM
corm
(noun) solid swollen underground bulb-shaped stem or stem base and serving as a reproductive structure
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
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.
Anagrams
• Comr.
Source: Wiktionary
Corm (krm), n. Etym: [See Cormus.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A solid bulb-shaped root, as of the crocus. See Bulb.
2. (Biol.)
Definition: Same as Cormus, 2.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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