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corm


corm

noun \ĖˆkoĢ‡rm\

Definition of CORM

: a rounded thick modified underground stem base bearing membranous or scaly leaves and buds and acting as a vegetative reproductive structure ā€” compare bulb, tuber
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Origin of CORM

New Latin cormus, from Greek kormos tree trunk, from keirein to cut ā€” more at shear
First Known Use: 1830

Rhymes with CORM

dorm, form, norm, storm, swarm, warm

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