noun🔗Share球茎, 块茎 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. "园丁在秋天种下了剑兰的球茎,这样它就能积蓄能量,在春天绽放出美丽的花朵。plantbiologynatureagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading