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corm

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Main Entry: corm
Pronunciation: \ˈkȯrm\
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin cormus, from Greek kormos tree trunk, from keirein to cut — more at shear
Date: 1830

: a rounded thick modified underground stem base bearing membranous or scaly leaves and buds and acting as a vegetative reproductive structure — compare bulb, tuber


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