Resembling a corm in structure or appearance; having features similar to an underground plant storage organ.
From corm plus the Greek suffix -oid (meaning 'resembling' or 'like'), literally 'corm-like.' Common in botanical terminology for describing similar structures.
Some succulent plants develop cormoid underground swellings that look like corms but work differently—they're actually modified roots that let the plant survive drought by storing water instead of just starch.
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