noun🔗Share球茎A 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. "庭師は、春に美しく咲くように、秋にグラジオラスの球茎を植えました。plantbiologynatureagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading