SCIENCE
PLANT KINGDOM
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Question
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Rhizome
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Corm
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Bulb
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Runner
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Detailed explanation-1: -rhizome, also called creeping rootstalk, horizontal underground plant stem capable of producing the shoot and root systems of a new plant. Rhizomes are used to store starches and proteins and enable plants to perennate (survive an annual unfavourable season) underground.
Detailed explanation-2: -Final answer: A horizontal underground stem is a rhizome.
Detailed explanation-3: -Some of the examples of underground rhizomes are hops, ginger, bamboo, poison oak, and grass species.
Detailed explanation-4: -Rhizomes are simply fleshy underground stems. They grow underground or right at ground level with many growing points or eyes similar to potatoes. Common examples of rhizomes include canna lilies, bearded Iris, ginger and bamboo.
Detailed explanation-5: -Turmeric (Curcuma longa) 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.