protocorm

noun pro·to·corm \ ˈprōtə+ˌ- \

Definition of protocorm

1 : a tuber-shaped body with rhizoids that is produced by the young seedlings of various orchids and some other plants having associated mycorrhizal fungi

[prot- + -corm (from New Latin cormus)]

: the part of an insect embryo posterior to the protocephalon

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protocormic

adjective

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