Cormus (PL: cormi) (from ancient Greek: κορμός, kormόs, 'stem') is the appearance of a plant that belong to Cormophyte (Pteridophyte and Spermatophyte).[1][2] In cormus, the vegetative apparatus is no longer a thallus, such as algae, that cannot be distinctly differentiated.[1] The structure of cormus can be easily differentiated into its roots, stems, and leaves.[2]
In the sense of Ernst Haeckel, cormus is a plant or "colonia" animal made up of a number of individuals which originate by gemmation or budding.[3] As applied to animals, cormus is equivalent to polypidom.[3]
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edit- ^ a b "Cormus". Encyclopædia Universalis (in French). 19 January 1999. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ a b Henderson WD, Lawrence E (1999). Henderson's Dictionary of Biological Terms (11th ed.). Harlow, Essex, England: Longman Scientific & Technical. ISBN 978-0-582-22708-8.
- ^ a b "Cormus, n." OED Online. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
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