球きゅう茎けい

noun

corm

Botanical term for a rounded underground storage organ, distinct from a bulb. Used in plant science and gardening contexts.

• グラジオラスは球きゅう茎けいで増ふえる植しょく物ぶつです。

  Gladiolus is a plant that propagates via corms.

• 球きゅう茎けいと球きゅう根こんの違ちがいを説せつ明めいしてください。

  Please explain the difference between a corm and a bulb.