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corm

/kɔːm/

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noun

C2formalcommonscientific/kɔːm/

A solid, swollen underground stem or stem base, typically bulb-shaped, that serves as a reproductive structure for certain plants.

  • 🇷🇺Твёрдый, утолщённый подземный стебель или основание стебля, обычно луковицеобразной формы, служащий репродуктивной структурой для некоторых растений.
  1. Underground plant stem C1 formal

    A short, solid, swollen underground stem that stores food and serves as a reproductive structure for certain plants.

    • Crocuses grow from corms planted in the autumn.
    • The gladiolus corm produces new cormels each season.
    • Gardeners often dig up and store corms over the winter.

    🇷🇺Клубнелуковица

  • corms plural form
  • corms' possessive plural form
  • corm's possessive singular form