ˈprōd.ə+ˌ- noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary prot- + corm
1. : a tuber-shaped body with rhizoids that is produced by the young seedlings of various orchids and some other plants having associated mycorhizal fungi
2.
[ prot- + -corm (from New Latin cormus ) — more at cormus ]
: the part of an insect embryo posterior to the protocephalon
• pro·to·cor·mic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|kȯrmik adjective