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 corms in the fall, so they would survive the winter and bloom in the spring. "庭師はグラジオラスの球茎を秋に植えたので、冬を乗り越え春に咲くでしょう。plantbiologyvegetableagriculturesciencenatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading