Corms [noun]
Definition of Corms:
globular object
Synonyms of Corms:
Sentence/Example of Corms:
Then cut off each stalk about two inches from its junction with the corm.
It has acrid properties, but its corm yields a starch which is known by the name of Portland sago or arrowroot.
They tend to rise out of the ground, because the new bulb or corm forms on the top of the old one.
Compare again the corm of Crocus and the bulb of Onion to find the stem in each.
The corm of Cyclamen goes on to enlarge and to produce a succession of flowers and leaves year after year.
Fig. 104 represents it in early summer, having below the corm of last year, from which the roots have fallen.
Corm of Cyclamen, much reduced in size: roots from lower face, leaf-stalks and flower-stalks from the upper.
The exhausted corm of the previous year is underneath; forming ones for next year on the summit and sides.
In the later stages mix less sand with the soil, and when potting always leave the crown of the corm clear.
The operation should be so performed as to leave the crown of the corm four inches below the surface.