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cormose

cormose

9.9
A plant that has a thick underground stem that stores food like a bulb
  • adjective
  • Specialized
: cormoso
  • The gladiolus is a cormose plant that stores nutrients in its underground stem.

Examples

  • Botanists identified the plant as cormose due to its thick, underground storage organ.

  • Certain cormose species bloom annually after storing food in their corms over winter.

  • The cormose plant thrives in sandy soil.

  • Many gardeners prefer cormose varieties for their ease of cultivation.

  • Certain cormose plants, such as tulips, can survive harsh winters by storing energy in their corms.

  • Gardeners appreciate cormose flowers because they often require less water than traditional plants.

  • The cormose species produces vibrant blossoms each spring after drawing nutrients from its underground food source.

Synonyms

cormous
vscormose
  • Specialized
9.9

Plants that have underground thick stems called corms that store food

has identical meaning but is a different spelling form

Surface Forms

cormose positive

Morphology

cormose = corm (transparent) = corm + ose

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-ose' to 'corm' meaning 'having or producing corms'; if a learner knows 'corm' the meaning is predictable.

Etymology

Cormose comes from the plant part corm, a rounded underground stem that stores food, and the ending -ose, which means 'full of' or 'having'. So a cormose plant is one that has or makes corms, like a kind of bulb that stores food underground.