A substance or biological factor that stimulates the growth and development of a corm or cormlike structure.
From corm plus the suffix -gen (from Greek 'genein' meaning 'to produce'), literally 'corm-producer.' Scientific terminology for growth-stimulating compounds.
Plant biologists discovered that cormogen compounds include natural hormones like gibberellins—understanding these made it possible to artificially trigger corm formation, revolutionizing ornamental plant breeding.
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