Corm
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Corm is a noun meaning (informal) A cormorant.
Meaning
(informal) A cormorant.
More Meanings
- A short, vertical, swollen, underground stem of a plant (usually one of the monocots) that serves as a storage organ to enable the plant to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as drought.
Example Sentences
The saffron crocus has to be planted by hand from corms.
"Great Corm on the barge—fifth bird from the left," shouted a fourth.
These “islands” would provide refuge for corms and other seabirds from sea level rise as habitat is destroyed, as well as protection from land-based predators—people, dogs, cats, rats, and cars.
Word Forms
- corms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gladiolus, onions, cormel, protocorm, cormogenesis, microcorm.
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