Corm

Pro Tip 1/3

Corm is used in botany and gardening. It's less common in everyday conversation.

During the botany class, we learned that a corm is a type of underground plant stem.

Pro Tip 2/3

Think of a corm as a storage unit for plants, keeping food to survive winter and dry periods.

The gardener explained that the corm serves as a nutrient storehouse for the next growing season.

Pro Tip 3/3

Corms are usually underground, so you might not see them unless you're planting or studying plants.

To divide the plants, we had to dig up and split the corms.