corm

[ kawrm ]

/ kɔrm /

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noun Botany.

an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.

Origin of corm

1820–30; <New Latin cormus<Greek kormós a tree trunk with boughs lopped off, akin to keírein to cut off, hew

OTHER WORDS FROM corm

cormlike, adjectivecormoid, adjectivecormous, adjective

Words nearby corm

cork tree, corkwing, corkwood, corky, Corliss, corm, Cormack, cormel, cormophyte, cormorant, corn

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Example sentences from the Web for corm

They tend to rise out of the ground, because the new bulb or corm forms on the top of the old one.
The Practical Garden-Book|C. E. Hunn
Compare again the corm of Crocus and the bulb of Onion to find the stem in each.
Outlines of Lessons in Botany, Part I; From Seed to Leaf|Jane H. Newell
In the later stages mix less sand with the soil, and when potting always leave the crown of the corm clear.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition|Sutton and Sons
Whichever method is adopted, the crown of the corm should be left about four inches beneath the surface.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition|Sutton and Sons

The corm of the meadow-saffron attains its full size in June or early in July.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for corm

corm

/ (kɔːm) /

noun

an organ of vegetative reproduction in plants such as the crocus, consisting of a globular stem base swollen with food and surrounded by papery scale leavesCompare bulb (def. 1)

Derived forms of corm

cormous, adjective

Word Origin for corm

C19: from New Latin cormus, from Greek kormos tree trunk from which the branches have been lopped

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for corm

corm

[ kôrm ]

A fleshy underground stem that is similar to a bulb but stores its food as stem tissue and has fewer and thinner leaflike scales. The crocus and gladiolus produce new shoots from corms. Compare bulb rhizome runner tuber.

单词	corm
释义	corm [ kawrm ] / kɔrm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR corm ON THESAURUS.COM noun Botany. an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus. Origin of corm 1820–30; <New Latin cormus<Greek kormós a tree trunk with boughs lopped off, akin to keírein to cut off, hew OTHER WORDS FROM corm cormlike, adjectivecormoid, adjectivecormous, adjective Words nearby corm cork tree, corkwing, corkwood, corky, Corliss, corm, Cormack, cormel, cormophyte, cormorant, corn Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for corm They tend to rise out of the ground, because the new bulb or corm forms on the top of the old one. The Practical Garden-Book\|C. E. Hunn Compare again the corm of Crocus and the bulb of Onion to find the stem in each. Outlines of Lessons in Botany, Part I; From Seed to Leaf\|Jane H. Newell In the later stages mix less sand with the soil, and when potting always leave the crown of the corm clear. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition\|Sutton and Sons Whichever method is adopted, the crown of the corm should be left about four inches beneath the surface. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition\|Sutton and Sons The corm of the meadow-saffron attains its full size in June or early in July. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6\|Various British Dictionary definitions for corm corm / (kɔːm) / noun an organ of vegetative reproduction in plants such as the crocus, consisting of a globular stem base swollen with food and surrounded by papery scale leavesCompare bulb (def. 1) Derived forms of corm cormous, adjective Word Origin for corm C19: from New Latin cormus, from Greek kormos tree trunk from which the branches have been lopped Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to corm corn, knob, head, ball, swelling, globe, tumor, protuberance, nub, tuber, bunch, nodule Scientific definitions for corm corm [ kôrm ] A fleshy underground stem that is similar to a bulb but stores its food as stem tissue and has fewer and thinner leaflike scales. The crocus and gladiolus produce new shoots from corms. Compare bulb rhizome runner tuber. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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corm

noun Botany.

Origin of corm

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British Dictionary definitions for corm

noun

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Scientific definitions for corm