corm
corm — 名詞
- cormsingular
- cormsplural
1. a short, round, solid underground stem that stores food for certain plants and s
球莖
植物地下短縮莖，儲存養分
a short, round, solid underground stem that stores food for certain plants and sends out new roots and leaves each growing season
Henrik planted crocus corms in the flower bed last October.
Henrik 去年十月在花圃種下了番紅花球莖。
corm + planted + [plant name] for gardening use
The gardener dug up the gladiolus corms before the first heavy frost arrived.
園丁在第一次嚴重霜降前挖出了劍蘭球莖。
dug up + corms (harvesting / overwintering pattern)
Taro corms are a staple food in many tropical countries across Asia and Africa.
芋頭球莖是許多亞洲及非洲熱帶國家的主食。
Yumi carefully divided the corms to start new plants in her garden.
Yumi 小心地將球莖分開，以便在花園裡種植新株。
The botanist sliced a corm open, revealing its solid core, unlike a layered bulb.
植物學家切開球莖，露出實心的內部，與層狀的鱗莖不同。
文法句型
corm (singular) / corms (plural)
用法筆記
Commonly confused with bulb: a corm is solid throughout, while a bulb (like an onion) has layered fleshy scales. Frequently encountered in gardening guides and botany textbooks.