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corm Definition


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corm
noun
    1. bot.
      In certain plants, eg crocus: a swollen underground stem, which functions primarily as a food store between one growing season and the next, and is also involved in the production of new plants.
Etymology: 19c: from Greek kormos lopped tree trunk.



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