
Meaning of CORM
| Pronunciation: | | korm
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] solid swollen underground bulb-shaped stem or stem base and serving as a reproductive structure |
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CORM is a 4 letter word that starts with C. |
| | See Also: | | stalk, stem | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Corm\ (k[^o]rm), n. [See {Cormus}.]
1. (Bot.) A solid bulb-shaped root, as of the crocus. See
{Bulb}.
2. (Biol.) Same as {Cormus}, 2.
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Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A bulblike stem, which, unlike a true bulb, is solid and sends down a root when the new growing season begins. |
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