corm

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Dig bulbs, rhizomes and corms and bring them inside for winter storage.

From Washington Post

Sometimes, they reproduce asexually: a tuber-like bulge at the base of their stem, called a corm, grows large and eventually splits, producing multiple genetically identical plants.

From Salon

You can pull a stem, but unless you dig out the underlying corm, another will soon replace it.

From Washington Post

People call them trees, but they are enormous perennial herbs that grow from rhizomes or bulblike corms.

From Washington Post

If that happens, or if you just want to start a new colony, divide them by digging and separating the corms before growth starts in early spring.

From Seattle Times