cormus Meaning, Definition & Usage

Cor"mus noun

Etymology

NL., fr. Gr. the trunk of a tree (with the boughs cut off), fr. to shear.

Definitions

1. (Bot.) See Corm.
2. (Biol.) A vegetable or animal made up of a number of individuals, such as, for example, would be formed by a process of budding from a parent stalk wherre the buds remain attached.