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Definitions for Corm

[1] an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
[2] an organ of vegetative reproduction in plants such as the crocus, consisting of a globular stem base swollen with food and surrounded by papery scale leaves Compare bulb (def. 1)

Words related to Corm

corn, knob, head, ball, swelling, globe, tumor, protuberance, nub, tuber, bunch, nodule

Words nearby Corm

corkscrew grass, corkwing, corkwood, corky, corliss, corm, cormack, cormel, cormophyte, cormorant, corn

Origin of Corm

1820–30; < New Latin cormus < Greek kormós a tree trunk with boughs lopped off, akin to keírein to cut off, hew

Other words from Corm

corm·like , adjective
cor·moid , adjective
cor·mous , adjective

Word origin for Corm

C19: from New Latin cormus, from Greek kormos tree trunk from which the branches have been lopped

Synonyms for Corm

corn, ball, bunch, globe, head, knob, nodule, nub, protuberance, swelling, tuber, tumor