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 corms in the fall, so they would survive the winter and bloom in the spring. "园丁在秋天种下了剑兰的球茎,这样它们就能安全过冬,并在春天开花。plantbiologyvegetableagriculturesciencenatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading