\Cor"mus\ (k[^o]r"m[u^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. kormo`s the
trunk of a tree (with the boughs cut off), fr. kei`rein to
shear.]
1. (Bot.) See {Corm}.
2. (Biol.) A vegetable or animal made up of a number of
   individuals, such as, for example, would be formed by a
   process of budding from a parent stalk wherre the buds
   remain attached.