† cormcormen.¹

Etymology: < French corme, apparently < Latin cornum the cornel-cherry (see cornel n.³); but in Old French the names cormier and corme were applied to the service-tree and its fruit, also called sorbe; see Littré.

Obsolete.

1. The fruit of the service-tree, the sorb; also the tree, Pyrus domestica ( Sorbus L., Cormus Spach).

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1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iii. lxxxiv. 437 The apples be pale, in figure lyke the Sorb-apple or Corme.

1658 J. Evelyn tr. N. de Bonnefons French Gardiner 268 Cormes, Services, Azerolls, and the like.

2. The cornel tree.

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1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses xxii. 285 I cut up by the root, And smooth'd with Iron Tools a lusty Corm.

1676 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Iliads (1677) 255 Many lusty limbs then broken are Of barky corme [Il. xvi. 767 τανύϕλοιον κράνειαν], broad beech, and lofty ash.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

cormn.²

Brit.

/kɔːm/, U.S.

/kɔrm/

Etymology: < modern Botanical Latin cormus (Willdenow c1800), < Greek κορμός, the trunk of a tree with the boughs lopped off, < κείρειν (ablaut stems κερ-, κορ-) to cut, poll, lop.

Botany.

A short fleshy rhizome, or bulb-like subterraneous stem of a monocotyledonous plant, producing from its upper surface leaves and buds, and from its lower, roots; also called solid bulb.By Asa Gray applied also to the rhizomes of dicotyledonous plants such as cyclamen; but this is not generally followed.

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1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 269 The fleshy cormus of some Cannas.

1838 J. Lindley Gloss. Bot. Corm, a fleshy underground stem, having the appearance of a bulb, from which it is distinguished by not being scaly.

1845 J. Lindley School Bot. (1858) i. 2 What is named the root of a Crocus is a variety of the tuber, called a corm.

1880 A. Gray Struct. Bot. iii. §3. 61 A good type of corm is that of Cyclamen.

attributive.1882 Garden 28 Jan. 53/2 (Crocus) The corm-tunic is the only permanent record of perennial existence, and even this in a living state lasts but a year.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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释义	† cormcormen.¹ Etymology: < French corme, apparently < Latin cornum the cornel-cherry (see cornel n.³); but in Old French the names cormier and corme were applied to the service-tree and its fruit, also called sorbe; see Littré. Obsolete. 1. The fruit of the service-tree, the sorb; also the tree, Pyrus domestica ( Sorbus L., Cormus Spach). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > pear > fruit of service-tree servec1350 aleysa1425 service1530 sorb1530 sorb-apple1548 corm1578 service apple1600 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > pear-tree > service-tree service1510 service tree1510 sorb-apple1548 sorb1555 corm1578 whitty-treea1697 Sorbus1706 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iii. lxxxiv. 437 The apples be pale, in figure lyke the Sorb-apple or Corme. 1658 J. Evelyn tr. N. de Bonnefons French Gardiner 268 Cormes, Services, Azerolls, and the like. 2. The cornel tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > trees or plants bearing stone fruit > cornelian cherry tree corn-treea1000 cornylierc1490 hoppe1499 cornel-tree1551 cornelian1625 cornelian tree1626 corm1675 cornelian cherry1759 1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses xxii. 285 I cut up by the root, And smooth'd with Iron Tools a lusty Corm. 1676 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Iliads (1677) 255 Many lusty limbs then broken are Of barky corme [Il. xvi. 767 τανύϕλοιον κράνειαν], broad beech, and lofty ash. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2021). cormn.² Brit. /kɔːm/, U.S. /kɔrm/ Etymology: < modern Botanical Latin cormus (Willdenow c1800), < Greek κορμός, the trunk of a tree with the boughs lopped off, < κείρειν (ablaut stems κερ-, κορ-) to cut, poll, lop. Botany. A short fleshy rhizome, or bulb-like subterraneous stem of a monocotyledonous plant, producing from its upper surface leaves and buds, and from its lower, roots; also called solid bulb.By Asa Gray applied also to the rhizomes of dicotyledonous plants such as cyclamen; but this is not generally followed. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > root > [noun] > corm corm1830 protocorm1891 1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 269 The fleshy cormus of some Cannas. 1838 J. Lindley Gloss. Bot. Corm, a fleshy underground stem, having the appearance of a bulb, from which it is distinguished by not being scaly. 1845 J. Lindley School Bot. (1858) i. 2 What is named the root of a Crocus is a variety of the tuber, called a corm. 1880 A. Gray Struct. Bot. iii. §3. 61 A good type of corm is that of Cyclamen. attributive.1882 Garden 28 Jan. 53/2 (Crocus) The corm-tunic is the only permanent record of perennial existence, and even this in a living state lasts but a year. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1578n.²1830
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