*cormus*

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. kormo`s the trunk of a tree (with the boughs cut off), fr. kei`rein to shear. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Bot.) See Corm. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]