CORM


Meaning of CORM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkȯrm ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin cormus, from Greek kormos tree trunk, from keirein to cut — more at shear

Date: 1830

: a rounded thick modified underground stem base bearing membranous or scaly leaves and buds and acting as a vegetative reproductive structure — compare bulb , tuber

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