corm
nounUK /kɔːm/
US /kɔːrm/
A short, fat underground plant stem that stores food and helps some plants grow.
The crocus grows from a corm buried in the soil.
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2. A swollen, fleshy base of a plant stem, often covered by dry leaves.
The gardener planted the corm in well-drained soil.
3. A short, vertical, thickened underground stem that produces new shoots each year.
Each spring, a new shoot emerges from the corm.
4. The underground storage organ of plants such as taro and gladiolus.
Taro is grown for its edible corm.