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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