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Meaning of "cormous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CORMOUS

ˈkɔːməs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CORMOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cormous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CORMOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cormous in the English dictionary

The definition of cormous in the dictionary is growing from a corm.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CORMOUS

abnormous · angiospermous · cormus · diathermous · dispermous · enormous · gaudeamus · ginormous · houmous · humus · monospermous · Nicodemus · Nostradamus · pachydermous · Polyphemus · Remus · shamus · spermous · Thermos · wamus

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CORMOUS

corkwing · corkwood · corm · cormel · cormidium · cormlike · cormoid · cormophyte · cormophytic · cormorant · cormus · corn · corn borer · corn bread · corn bunting · corn circle · corn dog · corn dolly · corn earworm · corn exchange

WORDS THAT END LIKE CORMOUS

anonymous · autonomous · cyclospermous · eponymous · eurythermous · famous · gymnospermous · homeothermous · homoeothermous · homothermous · infamous · osteodermous · posthumous · pseudonymous · sclerodermous · squamous · synonymous · unanimous · venomous · world-famous

Synonyms and antonyms of cormous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cormous» into 25 languages

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cormous
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cormos
570 millions of speakers
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cormous
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cormous
380 millions of speakers
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280 millions of speakers
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278 millions of speakers
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cormous
270 millions of speakers
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cormous
260 millions of speakers
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cormous
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Besar
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cormous
180 millions of speakers
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cormous
130 millions of speakers
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cormous
85 millions of speakers
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Cormous
85 millions of speakers
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cormous
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cormous
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खिन्न
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cormous
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cormous
65 millions of speakers
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cormous
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cormous
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cormous
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cormous
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cormous
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cormous
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cormous
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CORMOUS»

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Tuberous, Cormous and Bulbous Plants: Biology of an Adaptive ...
Introductionl to study of plants bearing fleshy underground storage organs; Life form of species and morphology of storage organs; Taxonomic status and descriptions of species with underground fleshy storage organs; Phenology of growth and ...
John S. Pate, Kingsley Wayne Dixon, 1982
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Terrestrial Orchids: From Seed to Mycotrophic Plant
Many species produce a cormous rhizome. In most sgecies the whole rhizome segment is swollen to form a corm (Fig. 7.3d; Arethusa, Calopogon, Calypso, Tipularia), but in Aglectrum hyemale only the distal part of each segment is cormous ...
Hanne N. Rasmussen, 1995
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Field Guide to Fynbos
COLCHICACEAE Colchicum family Ornithoglossum SNAKE LILY, SLANCKOP Cormous perennials. Leaves few, lance-shaped and channelled, clasping the stem at the base. Flowers in leafy racemes on long pedicels, often nodding, green or ...
John Manning, 2007
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Phylogeny and Classification of the Orchid Family
I had, at first, treated the Coelogyneae as part of the "reed-stem" complex, possibly b ecause of similar seed structure, but none of the C oelogyneae has a truly reed-stem habit and some are clearly cormous. Placing the Coelogyneae next to ...
Robert L. Dressler, 1993
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Plant Propagation
It differs from bulbs in being almost entirely made up of stem tissues with few scale leaves; whereas a bulb consists mostly of fleshy scales. The typical examples of cormous plants are gladiolus, crocus and water chestnut (Elcocharis tuberosa).
M. K. Sadhu, 1989
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The Siege of Jerusalem
With loude clarioun cry and [with cormous] pypys, Tymbris and tabourris tonelande loude, 530 3euen a sch[r]i[k]ande schout; schrynken be Iewes As womman [welter] schal in + swem whan hire \>e water ne3eb. [}?ey] lacchen launces anon, ...
Ralph Hanna, David Lawton, 2003
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Flora of North America: Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in ...
Lower glumes 1-veined, 0.3–4.5 mm long; disarticulation always above the glumes; lemmas unawned, never with hairs more than 1 mm long; culms never with cormous bases; distal florets in the spikelets sometimes reduced, not forming a ...
Flora of North America Editorial Committee, 2007
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Bulbs for Warm Climates
Old World species are either bulbous, cormous, or rhizomatous, while the rootstocks of the New World species may consist of tunicated bulbs, rhizomes, or tuberous or fibrous roots. Although older literature erroneously described some New ...
Thad M. Howard, 2010
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Spray Oils Beyond 2000: Sustainable Pest and Disease ...
... juniper yellow cedar Japanese cedar cyclamen grevillea giant or king protea waratah Japanese barberry sacred bamboo Christmas bush pittosporum cotoneaster hawthorn bulbous perennial 1,2 1998 cormous perennial 1,2 1998 cormous ...
G. A. C. Beattie, 2002
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The South African what Flower is That?
This genus of cormous perennials has yellow, orange, salmon-pink or lilac flowers, most of which are only open for a day, although the flowering spike bears a number of flowers in succession. Easily grown in any soil, homerias often self- seed ...
Kristo Pienaar, 2000

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CORMOUS»

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Colorful, spring-blooming bulbs from South Africa
A cormous perennial, this corn lily is also available in a host of colors, though more prominently in pinks, reds and creams. It sends up reed-like ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Nov 13»
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More to spring
A cormous perennial from South Africa, the peacock iris is found on stony flats and slopes, hence it does best in a fast-draining sandy soil in full ... «Southland Times, Oct 13»
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Spring bulbs are much more than tulips and irises
These small, cormous South African bulbs are pretty much fail-safe and will naturalize over time. I've planted mine among fragrant freesias for ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Oct 11»
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