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corm

/kawrm/US // kɔrm //UK // (kɔːm) //

球茎,虫草,虫体,球囊

Related Words

corn玉米,粟米,玉米的问题 knob手柄,手柄状物,手把,手钮 head头,头部,头颅,头头 ball球,球类,球形,球状 swelling肿胀,膨胀,肿块,肿大 globe全球,全球化,全球的,全球性的 tumor肿瘤,瘤子,肿块,瘤 protuberance凸起,凸起部分,突出部分,突起 nub块状物,块状,块头,块 tuber块茎,块茎类,块茎植物,茎叶 bunch一束,一堆,一串,聚集在一起 nodule结结点,结结点点

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
Botany.
- : an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inbulb

Synonyms

corn玉米,粟米,玉米的问题 ball球,球类,球形,球状 bunch一束,一堆,一串,聚集在一起 globe全球,全球化,全球的,全球性的 head头,头部,头颅,头头 knob手柄,手柄状物,手把,手钮 nodule结结点,结结点点 nub块状物,块状,块头,块

Examples

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.

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protuberance

凸起,凸起部分,突出部分,突起

swelling肿胀,膨胀,肿块,肿大

tuber块茎,块茎类,块茎植物,茎叶

tumor肿瘤,瘤子,肿块,瘤

Antonyms

depression抑郁症,忧郁症,萧条,郁闷