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corm
[ kawrm ]
noun
Botany.
- an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
corm
/ °ìɔ˳¾ /
noun
- an organ of vegetative reproduction in plants such as the crocus, consisting of a globular stem base swollen with food and surrounded by papery scale leaves Compare bulb
corm
/ °ìô°ù³¾ /
- A fleshy underground stem that is similar to a bulb but stores its food as stem tissue and has fewer and thinner leaflike scales. The crocus and gladiolus produce new shoots from corms.
- Compare bulb
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Derived Forms
- ˈ³¦´Ç°ù³¾´Ç³Ü²õ, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¦´Ç°ù³¾î€ƒl¾±°ì±ð adjective
- ³¦´Ç°ùm´Ç¾±»å adjective
- ³¦´Ç°ùm´Ç³Ü²õ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of corm1
1820–30; < New Latin cormus < Greek °ì´Ç°ù³¾Ã³²õ a tree trunk with boughs lopped off, akin to °ì±ððù±ð¾±²Ô to cut off, hew
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of corm1
C19: from New Latin cormus, from Greek kormos tree trunk from which the branches have been lopped
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Anemone corms look like a wrinkled acorn, while ranunculus corms resemble a tiny, shriveled octopus — neither appears very promising.
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It all starts with the planting of corms, which look like bulbs.
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Colchicum corms contain colchicine, a powerful alkaloid that’s been used in pharmaceuticals for years.
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Provided that you can keep squirrels from devouring the newly planted corms, all crocus are long-lasting once established and readily multiply.
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If you are planting corms that are hard to orient visually, place them on their side.
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