| 释义 |
pro·to·corm
\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 |