corm
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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