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protocorms

protocorms is the plural of protocorm.

Meaning of protocorm

Noun

protocorm (plural protocorms)

  1. A tuberous mass of cells that is the embryonic form of orchids and club mosses
    • Orchids rely on fungi to reproduce. Their tiny seeds don't have any on-board nutrients (like beans and apples) and will not germinate until they are infected by a symbiotic fungus which supplies them with food. Known as a protocorm, this tiny orchid-fungus ball grows, turns green and eventually...2014 April 5, “Quite interesting: A quietly intriguing column from the brains behind QI, the BBC quiz show. This week; QI orchids you not”, in The Daily Telegraph (Weekend), page W22

Questions about protocorms

What is protocorms the plural of?
Protocorms is the plural of protocorm.

Words near protocorms in the dictionary

  1. protoconversational
  2. protoconversations
  3. protocooperation
  4. protocooperative
  5. protocorm
  6. protocorms
  7. protocratic
  8. protocristid
  9. protocristids
  10. protoctist
  11. protoctistan

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