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I have seen this happen on some of my plants that were a bit neglected and the soil compacted or washed away to the point that the corm was very shallow and you could see the roots coming out and going down into the soil.
Sort of how your second photo looks, although you probably brushed the soil away to take the photo, I suppose!

I simply added more soil to the pot and the weird growth eventually turned into a regular pup.

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Susan