corlewt

An obsolete form of curlew. corm (kôrm), n. [ IMG:content-1315.png:[graphic][merged small] corm per surface and roots from the lower, as in the cyclamen. Some corms are coated with the sheathing bases of one or two leaves, as in the crocus and gladiolus, and are then often called solid bulbs. There are all gradations between the true naked corm and the bulb consisting wholly of coats or scales. 2. In zoöl . , a cormus.