noun🔗ShareKnolle, SprossknolleA short, vertical, swollen underground stem of a plant (usually one of the monocots) that serves as a storage organ to enable the plant to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as drought."The gardener planted the gladiolus corm in the fall so it would have energy to bloom beautifully in the spring. "Der Gärtner pflanzte die Gladiolen-Knolle im Herbst, damit sie im Frühling wunderschön blühen konnte.plantbiologynatureagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
