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What is a corm?

What is a corm? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  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.
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The endodermis surrounding the vascular cylinder of the corm effectively blocked outward diffusion of the solutes.
The corms of these selected plants were sectioned and the diameter of the corm and central cylinder determined.
In order to propagate, lift the corms and gently pull away the cormlets then replant the mature corm.
They are rhizome-like in stalk appearance but actually develop from an underground corm, taking 10 to 15 months before flowering.
These two parts should snap apart easily by hand and leave a clean scar on the new corm.
The banana is a herbaceous perennial that grows from an underground corm.

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