SCIENCE
PLANT KINGDOM
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Question
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Root
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Stem
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Fruit
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Flower
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Detailed explanation-1: -The rhizome, from which the turmeric is derived, is tuberous, with a rough and segmented skin.
Detailed explanation-2: -Turmeric is used widely to make medicine. It contains yellow coloured chemical called curcumin, which acts as antiseptic and often used to give colour to foods and cosmetics. Q.
Detailed explanation-3: -Turmeric is a rhizome (root) that comes from the plant of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae) native to India and is used as a spice in cooking.
Detailed explanation-4: -Turmeric is the underground stem of a ginger-like plant (rhizome). Turmeric underground stem: Turmeric’s subterranean stem is known as a rhizome, and it is divided into two parts: the core pear-shaped mother rhizome and the lateral axillary branches known as fingers.
Detailed explanation-5: -Final answer: The stem of turmeric is a rhizome.