Protocorm
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Protocorm is a noun meaning (botany) A tuberous mass of cells that is the embryonic form of orchids and club mosses.
Meaning
(botany) A tuberous mass of cells that is the embryonic form of orchids and club mosses.
Example Sentences
Orchids rely on fungi to reproduce. Their tiny seeds don't have any on-board nutrients (like beans and apples) and will not germinate until they are infected by a symbiotic fungus which supplies them with food. Known as a protocorm, this tiny orchid-fungus ball grows, turns green and eventually starts to photosynthesise.
Word Forms
- protocorms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include corm, cormel, anthocorm, microcorm, cormogenesis, tuberoid.
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