corm
/kɔːm/noun
उच्चारण कॉर्म
घनकंद (जैसे अरबी, जिमीकंद)
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[C] technical
a short thick underground stem of some plants, such as the crocus or colocasia, from which new plants grow each year
घनकंद (जैसे अरबी, जिमीकंद)
- Colocasia is grown from corms.
- Saffron crocus corms are planted in August in Kashmir.
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Do not confuse a corm (a solid swollen stem, as in colocasia), a bulb (layers of fleshy leaves, as in onion) and a tuber (a swollen underground stem with eyes, as in potato).
Corm (ठोस फूला हुआ तना, जैसे अरबी), bulb (मांसल पत्तियों की परतें, जैसे प्याज़) और tuber (आँखों वाला फूला भूमिगत तना, जैसे आलू) में भ्रम न करें।