corm
US /kɔːrm/
UK /kɔːm/
名詞
球莖
a short, vertical, swollen underground plant stem that serves as a storage organ used by some plants to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as summer drought and heat
範例:
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Gladioli grow from corms, not bulbs.
唐菖蒲從球莖而非鱗莖中生長。
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The crocus plant stores energy in its underground corm.
番紅花植物將其能量儲存在地下球莖中。