Associations to the word «Corm»

Wiktionary

CORM, noun. A short, vertical, swollen underground stem of a plant (usually one of the monocots) that serves as a storage organ to enable the plant to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as drought.

Dictionary definition

CORM, noun. Solid swollen underground bulb-shaped stem or stem base and serving as a reproductive structure.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats