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Meaning of corm | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  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.
  2. A cormorant.

Equivalents

Čeština hlíza
Deutsch Wurzelknolle
Español cormo
Français corme
עברית פקעת
Bahasa Indonesia kormus umbi
Italiano cormo
日本語 球根
한국어 구경
Polski bulwocebula

Examples

“The saffron crocus has to be planted by hand from corms.”
“"Great Corm on the barge—fifth bird from the left," shouted a fourth.”
“These “islands” would provide refuge for corms and other seabirds from sea level rise as habitat is destroyed, as well as protection from land-based predators—people, dogs, cats, rats, and cars.”

CEFR level

B1
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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