noun
- plural of corm; short, thick underground plant stems that store food and produce new shoots
Usage: botanical
Examples
- Gladiolus corms should be planted in spring after the last frost.
- The gardener carefully separated the corms before replanting them.
- Crocus corms multiply naturally underground each year.
- Store the corms in a cool, dry place during winter.
- These flowering plants grow from corms rather than true bulbs.
- The corms were examined for signs of disease before planting.