1. A small corm that develops from a parent corm, used in plant propagation.
Usage: botany; horticulture

Examples

• The gardener carefully separated the cormels from the mature corm before replanting.
• Cormels can be grown on in a nursery bed until they reach flowering size.
• Each cormel has the potential to develop into a full-sized corm within a season or two.
• Gladiolus cormels are commonly used by commercial growers to increase stock.
• The cormel will eventually produce its own roots and foliage as it matures.