# corm

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. 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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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