Corms
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001540
A solid, short, swollen underground stem which serves as an asexual propagule for the plant, lasts only one year, and bears the next year's growth at the top of the old corm.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-001540 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Plant Production, Gardening |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Propagation materials; Stems; Ornamental bulbs, corms and tubers; Geophytes |
| Translations | Spanish: cormos |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-001540",
"term": "Corms",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A solid, short, swollen underground stem which serves as an asexual propagule for the plant, lasts only one year, and bears the next year's growth at the top of the old corm.",
"subject": "Plant Production, Gardening",
"see_also": [
"propagation materials",
"stems",
"ornamental bulbs, corms and tubers",
"geophytes"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "cormos"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/corms/"
}
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