noun🔗ShareKnollen, SprossknollenA 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 corms in the fall, so they would survive the winter and bloom in the spring. "Der Gärtner pflanzte im Herbst die Gladiolen-Knollen, damit sie den Winter überstehen und im Frühling blühen.plantbiologyvegetableagriculturesciencenatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
