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
2 [prot- + -corm (from New Latin cormus) — more at cormus] : the part of an insect embryo posterior to the protocephalon
protocormic
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Origin and Etymology of protocorm
International Scientific Vocabulary prot- + corm
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