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English word origin

Etymology of corm

From scientific Latin cormus, from Ancient Greek κορμός (kormós, “trunk stripped of its boughs”).

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Source etymology 1

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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.

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From scientific Latin cormus, from Ancient Greek κορμός (kormós, “trunk stripped of its boughs”).

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Source etymology 2

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noun

A cormorant.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of cormorant.

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