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Corm

Corm

(kôrm)

,

Noun.

[See

.]

1.

(Bot.)

A solid bulb-shaped root, as of the crocus. See

.

2.

(Biol.)

Same as

, 2.

Definition 2024

corm

corm

English

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.

Derived terms

Related terms

cormoid
cormus

Translations

underground stem of a plant

Chinese:
Mandarin: 球莖 (zh), 球茎 (zh) ‎(qiújīng)
Czech: hlíza (cs) f
Finnish: juurimukula

Italian: cormo m
Spanish: cormo (es) m
Swedish: jordstam c
Tagalog: kalislindigsuloy

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