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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
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..
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.
Use corm when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Corm means 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..
Common synonyms include bulbotuber.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The saffron crocus has to be planted by hand from corms.
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