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cormel
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cor·mel  (kôrml, kôr-ml)
n.
A small young corm produced by a fully developed corm.
[corm + -el, diminutive suff. (from Latin -ellus).]
cormel [ˈkɔːməl]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a new small corm arising from the base of a fully developed one
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2005, "Effect of leaf and spike clipping on production of corms and cormels of Gladiolus," Sarhad J.
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