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Corm
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.
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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.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Corm"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| gladiolusnoun | Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gladiolus, having sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers on spikes; gladiola. |
| onionsnoun | A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic]. |
| cormusnoun | (botany) A corm. |
| cormelnoun | A small corm that develops at the base of an existing corm. |
| protocormnoun | (botany) A tuberous mass of cells that is the embryonic form of orchids and club mosses |
| cormogennoun | cormophyte |
| cormogenesisnoun | (horticulture) The production of a corm. |
| microcormnoun | (horticulture) A very tiny corm. |
| stemnoun | The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors. |
| cormophytenoun | (now informal, botany) Any plant having a proper stem or axis of growth, which is distinct from its leaves, phyllophyte |
| cormospherenoun | A rhizosphere associated with a corm. |
| tubernoun | A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, for example a potato or arrowroot. |
| mesocotylnoun | (botany) The white part of a plant's stem between the buried seed and the plumule |
| storage organnoun | (botany) A part of a plant, such as a bulb, specifically modified for storage of energy (generally in the form of carbohydrates) or of water. |
| culmnoun | Waste coal, used as a poor quality fuel. |
| caulisnoun | (botany) The stalk of a plant, especially a herbaceous stem in its natural state. |
| cormidiumnoun | (zoology) The colonial body of a compound animal |
| rhizomenoun | (botany) A horizontal, underground stem of some plants that sends out roots and shoots (scions) from its nodes. |
| cauliclenoun | (botany) A small stalk or stem, especially the rudimentary stalk of a seed embryo |
| stolonnoun | (botany) A shoot that grows along the ground and produces roots at its nodes; a runner. |
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