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corm Definition

corm (kôrm)

noun

a fleshy, thickened, vertical, underground stem, usually having annual segments with a bud at the tip, thin external scale leaves, and roots at the base, as in the gladiolus: corms differ from bulbs in having much more stem tissue and fewer scale leaves

Etymology: ModL < Gr kormos, trunk of a tree with branches lopped off < keirein, to cut off < IE base *(s)ker- > harvest

corm Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • lift: Remove the faded flowers of gladioli and allow the foliage to die back fully before lifting the corms to store over the winter.
  • eat: The larvae feed mainly on roots but they will also eat corms and soft fleshy stems.
  • leave: When you try to pull it out, its just snaps off at the stem leaving the corm in the ground.
  • store: Can you tell me what is the best way to keep and store the cyclamen corms for next year?
  • buy: It is not expensive to buy the corms every year and this ensures that you will get to enjoy the beautiful flowers.
  • cause: Fusarium rot, which usually causes the corm to disintegrate in the soil or during storage, shows itself as corrugated surface lesions.

Preposition: in

  • place: Put the corms in a dry airy place for a week or two to dry out thoroughly.

Adjective modifier

  • crocus: Crocus sativus corms Talking of problems, I always have problems with Crocus sativus.
  • old: If the old corm has become buried by loose soil the new shoot can extend itself up to the surface.
  • small: This small corm takes another two seasons of growth to reach flowering size.
  • new: A new corm develops at the base of the new shoot.
  • large: The crop consists of the large starchy corms ( short swollen underground stems ).
  • few: It is also fascinating to see the stack of the previous few years corms on these seedlings that have not been repotted since 2001.

Noun used with modifier

  • gladiolus: Gladioli corms should be lifted and stored for next year.
  • sativus: Crocus sativus corms Talking of problems, I always have problems with Crocus sativus.
  • year: It is also fascinating to see the stack of the previous few years corms on these seedlings that have not been repotted since 2001.

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