cormous / cormus [ˈkɔrməs]
cormous – adj. – bearing or producing corms: rounded thick modified underground stem bases bearing membranous or scaly leaves and buds and acting as a vegetation reproductive structure in certain monocotyledonous plants (i.e. gladiolus & crocus) – distinguished from bulb
cormus – n. – the entire body or colony of a compound animal, i.e., coral