CORM - Definition

Pronunciation:		korm
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] solid swollen underground bulb-shaped stem or stem base and serving as a reproductive structure

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	See Also:	stalk, stem

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Corm\ (k[^o]rm), n. [See {Cormus}.] 1. (Bot.) A solid bulb-shaped root, as of the crocus. See {Bulb}. 2. (Biol.) Same as {Cormus}, 2.

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Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	A bulblike stem, which, unlike a true bulb, is solid and sends down a root when the new growing season begins.

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