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corm in Italian

corm in Italian is cormo — corm means a short, round underground stem that some plants use to store food, helping them survive winter or dry weather.

corm in Italian

cormo
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.

What does "corm" mean?

  1. noun A short, round underground stem that some plants use to store food, helping them survive winter or dry weather.
    "The saffron crocus has to be planted by hand from corms."
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  • The saffron crocus has to be planted by hand from corms.

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What is "corm" in Italian?
"corm" in Italian is cormo. corm means: A short, round underground stem that some plants use to store food, helping them survive winter or dry weather.
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