cormel

[ kawr-muhl, kawr-mel ]

noun

1. a small new corm that is vegetatively propagated by a fully mature corm.

cormel

/ ˈkɔːməl /

noun

1. a new small corm arising from the base of a fully developed one

Word History and Origins

Origin of cormel¹

1895–1900; corm + -el diminutive suffix, as in carpel, pedicel, etc. (< Latin -ellus; -elle

Example Sentences

He had lately embraced our faith, and was bent upon bringing over others to it; and he brought down with him to Brittany a famous preacher named Cormel.

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