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• Cormophyte

  /ˈkɔːməˌfaɪt/ noun 1. any of the Cormophyta, a major division (now obsolete) of plants having a stem, root, and leaves: includes the mosses, ferns, and seed plants

• Cormorant

  [kawr-mer-uh nt] /ˈkɔr mər ənt/ noun 1. any of several voracious, totipalmate seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae, as Phalacrocorax carbo, of America, Europe, and Asia, having a long neck and a distensible pouch under the bill for holding captured fish, used in China for catching fish. 2. a greedy person. /ˈkɔːmərənt/ noun 1. any aquatic […]

• Corn

  [kawrn] /kɔrn/ noun 1. Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears. 2. the grain, seeds, or kernels of this plant, used for human food or for fodder. 3. […]

• Cornaceous

  [kawr-ney-shuh s] /kɔrˈneɪ ʃəs/ adjective 1. belonging to the Cornaceae, the dogwood family of plants. /kɔːˈneɪʃəs/ adjective 1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Cornaceae, a family of temperate plants, mostly trees and shrubs, including dogwood, cornel, and spotted laurel See laurel (sense 5)

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