HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOLOGY
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Question
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an underground stem that has fleshy, colorless leaves
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tuber
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bulb
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root
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gourd
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -corm, vertical, fleshy, underground stem that acts as a food-storage structure in certain seed plants. It bears membranous or scaly leaves and buds, and, unlike in bulbs, these do not appear as visible rings when the corm is cut in half.
Detailed explanation-2: -A bulb is an underground stem with fleshy and scale-like layers surrounding a centre bud. The base of the bulb consists of a cluster of adventitious roots. The shoots of the bulbs are developed from the lateral buds and their leaves are capable of storing food.
Detailed explanation-3: -Tubers like potato are swollen fleshy underground stem.
Detailed explanation-4: -A tuber is: A short underground stem surrounded by fleshy leaves.
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