Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

corm

/kˈɔɹm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: corm
IPA: /kˈɔɹm/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

noun

Informal

Example Sentences

"The saffron crocus has to be planted by hand from corms."
""Great Corm on the barge—fifth bird from the left," shouted a fourth."
"These “islands” would provide refuge for corms and other seabirds from sea level rise as habitat is destroyed, as well as protection from land-based predators—people, dogs, cats, rats, and cars."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: *(s)ker-

Usage

Informal

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Botany, Medicine.

Inflected Forms

corms (plural)

Derived Forms

cormel cormlet cormlike cormogen cormogenesis cormogenic cormosphere cormous microcorm protocorm

Frequently Paired Words

cormoid cormus

Synonyms

bulbotuber

Rhymes With

form warm storm perform reform inform transform norm dorm conform swarm lukewarm

Questions

How do you pronounce corm?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɔɹm/.
What does corm mean?: 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.
Where does corm come from?: From scientific Latin cormus, from Ancient Greek κορμός (kormós, “trunk stripped of its boughs”).

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