protocorm

noun

pro·​to·​corm

ˈprōtə+ˌ-

1

: a tuber-shaped body with rhizoids that is produced by the young seedlings of various orchids and some other plants having associated mycorrhizal fungi

2

[prot- + -corm (from New Latin cormus)] : the part of an insect embryo posterior to the protocephalon

protocormic

¦⸗⸗¦kȯrmik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary prot- + corm

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