corm
Syllabification: (corm)
Pronunciation: /kôrm/
Definition of corm
noun
- a rounded underground storage organ present in plants such as crocuses, gladioli, and cyclamens, consisting of a swollen stem base covered with scale leaves. Compare with bulb (sense 1), rhizome.
Origin:
mid 19th century: from modern Latin cormus, from Greek kormos 'trunk stripped of its boughs'
