Cormus

Origin

From Ancient Greek κορμός (kormos, "trunk of a tree with the boughs cut off"), from κείρω (keirō, "shear").

Full definition of cormus

Noun

1. (botany) A corm.
2. (biology) 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.