corm

n. 球茎 [医] 球茎

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corms 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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.

    球茎

  2. 1.

    A cormorant.

    非正式

词汇关系

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上位词 2

stem stalk

词源

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

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