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corm

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  1. bulb                   2. tuber                 
 
corm \'ko.(*)rm\ n [NL cormus, fr. Gk kormos tree trunk, fr. keirein to cut 
   -]more at SHEAR : a rounded thick modified underground stem base bearing 
   membranous or sca ly leaves and buds and acting as a vegetable reproductive 
   structure