Corm

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Corm \Corm\ (k[^o]rm), n. [See {Cormus}.]
     1. (Bot.) A solid bulb-shaped root, as of the crocus. See
        {Bulb}.
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     2. (Biol.) Same as {Cormus}, 2.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  corm
       n : solid swollen underground bulb-shaped stem or stem base and
           serving as a reproductive structure