corm

• n. [植] 球茎

来自拉丁词cormus, 球茎。可能进一步来自PIE*sker, 弯，围，成块，词源同cram, crowd, corporal(?).

corm (n.)

1570s, from French corme, from Latin cornum "cornel-cherry" (but applied to service-berries in French); see cornel.

1. The growth rate of seed shoots is higher than corm shoots.

生长过程中,种子繁殖苗的生长速率大于球茎繁殖苗.

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2. A similar underground stem or root , such as a corm, rhizome, or tuber.

多年生草本植物的一个属, 具块茎或地下茎.

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3. Hawaiian food made from taro corm that is cooked, pounded a paste, and fermented.

夏威夷菜,芋头捣碎成糊状, 通常允许发酵.

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4. A loose , membranous outer covering of a bulb corm , as of the onion, tulip, or crocus.

洋葱的一种类型,出产小的 、 簇状的味道温和的鳞茎, 通常被用作一种调味品.

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