Cormus
Pronunciation : Cor"mus (kr"ms)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., fr. Gr.
Definition : 1. (Bot.)
Defn: See Corm.
2. (Biol.)
Defn: A vegetable or animal made up of a number of individuals, such as, for example, would be formed by a process of budding from a parent stalk wherre the buds remain attached.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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