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corms, plural;
  1. A rounded underground storage organ present in plants such as crocuses, gladioli, and cyclamens, consisting of a swollen stem base covered with scale leaves

  1. solid swollen underground bulb-shaped stem or stem base and serving as a reproductive structure
  2. A corm (or bulbo-tuber, bulbotuber) is a short, vertical, swollen underground plant stem that serves as a storage organ used by some plants to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as summer drought and heat (estivation). ...
  3. (6. Corms) (stocks or colonies), e.g. trees, chains of Salpae, polypstocks, &c.
  4. (Corms) Compressed underground stem with bud on top, these growths tend to be very hardy.
  5. Corms are very similar to bulbs, but are shorter and rounder.  The bottom of the corm is concave and generally shows evidence of the roots from the previous year's growth. The corm tops are usually flat, with evidence of growth buds. ...
  6. The rounded underground storage organ and stem of plants such as crocus that resemble a bulb.
  7. a short, underground stem or bulb, from which flowers and foliage is produced
  8. Short, thick, unbranched, underground stem often surrounded by dry (not fleshy) leaves or leaf bases. (see bulb, stem) (e.g., Muilla maritima)
  9. a bulb-shaped, modified and swollen underground stem, in which reserve material is stored; e.g. a Crocus corm.
  10. Bulb-like underground modified stem with rings of leaf scars on the surface.
  11. A short thick solid food-storing underground stem, sometimes bearing papery scale leaves, as in the crocus or gladiolus.
  12. a very short, broad, firm-fleshed, subterranean stem which produces aerial stems, leaves and flowers. adj. cormous
  13. A bulblike but solid, fleshy underground stem base
  14. Enlarged fleshy base of a stem. Bulb-like but solid (no large scales).
  15. A solid underground part of a stem that most times looks like a small bulb. It has no scales but nourishes the plant and bears roots at the base. Gladiolus and crocosmia are good examples of corms.
  16. a swollen bulb-like underground stem from which a new plant grows
  17. A thickened stem like structure which grows underground and produces roots, leaves and flowers during the growing season.
  18. A type of underground storage root, found at the base of a stem. Most corms are dense and somewhat woody compared to bulbs, rhizomes, or tubers.
  19. upright, hard, surrounded by papery or scaly leaves- e.g., gladiolus
  20. A short solid underground stem with or without scaley leaves. Used by plant for food storage or reproduction.
  21. A swollen, underground stem base used for propagation; e.g Crocus.
  22. Bulb like portion of the stem of a plant consisting of fleshy tissues not in layers like true bulbs. see pictures of corms and true bulbs.
  23. a short, thickened, underground, upright stem in which food is stored.
  24. Often lumped as a bulb, and like a true bulb is an underground stem base, but is solid tissue rather than groups of scales. An example of a corm is freesia.
  25. A short vertical underground plant stem that are used as a food storage organ by a dormant plant. Corms are often confused with bulbs. When you cut a corm in half, it is solid. When you cut a true bulb in half, you will see layers. Examples include crocus or gladiolus.