Corm is

Horizontal underground stem

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Unbranched compressed spherical vertical underground stem

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Horizontal above ground stem

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Spherical above ground branched stem

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Solution

The correct option is B Unbranched compressed spherical vertical underground stem
B. Unbranched compressed spherical vertical underground stem
Reason: Corm is a condensed stem which grows vertically under the soil surface. It possesses nodes and internodes and also structures for vegetative reproduction e.g. Gladiolus, Amorphophallus etc.

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