Cormus

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

  Cormus \Cor"mus\ (k[^o]r"m[u^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. kormo`s the
     trunk of a tree (with the boughs cut off), fr. kei`rein to
     shear.]
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     1. (Bot.) See {Corm}.
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     2. (Biol.) A vegetable or animal made up of a number of
        individuals, such as, for example, would be formed by a
        process of budding from a parent stalk wherre the buds
        remain attached.
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