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Related Terms:
monocot
gabi
storage organ
corms
cormel
cormoid
underground
cormogenesis
geophyte
swollen
cormlike
cormogenic
stem
cormous
adverse
cyclamin
puttyroot
cormus
bulbotuber
taro
water chestnut
drought
microcorm
Definitions:
Noun
corm
Definition: solid swollen underground bulb-shaped stem or stem base and serving as a reproductive structure
Definition: A short, vertical, swollen underground stem of a plant (usually one of the monocots) that serves as a storage organ to enable the plant to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as drought.