What is "cormus"

Cormus \Cor"mus\ (k[^o]r"m[u^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. kormo`s the trunk of a tree (with the boughs cut off), fr. kei`rein to shear.]

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.

n. 1 (context botany English) A corm. 2 (context biology English) An organism 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.

Cormus (cormi) – from ancient Greek, κορμός - kormόs = trunk of a tree with the boughs cut – is an organism made up of a number of individuals, such as, for example, would be formed by a process of budding from a parent stalk where the buds remain attached.