Corm
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<plantfyi-glossary slug="corm"></plantfyi-glossary>Definition
A swollen, solid underground stem base used for food storage and vegetative reproduction. Crocuses and gladioli grow from corms. Unlike a bulb, a corm is solid stem tissue without fleshy leaf scales.
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