noun🔗ShareCormosA 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. "El jardinero plantó los cormos de gladiolos en otoño, para que sobrevivieran al invierno y florecieran en primavera.plantbiologyvegetableagriculturesciencenatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading