KIDS QUIZ
PLANTS AND GARDENING
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thick underground stems
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tall plant stakes
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small oak trees
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flat outdoor lights
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Detailed explanation-1: -For many gardeners, fall brings with it the excitement of selecting and planting spring-flowering bulbs. The term “bulb” is commonly used to describe a wide range of plants that have underground structures in which they store their nutrient reserves.
Detailed explanation-2: -bulb, in botany, a modified stem that is the resting stage of certain seed plants, particularly perennial monocotyledons. A bulb consists of a relatively large, usually globe-shaped, underground bud with membraneous or fleshy overlapping leaves arising from a short stem.
Detailed explanation-3: -In botany, a bulb is structurally a short stem with fleshy leaves or leaf bases that function as food storage organs during dormancy. (In gardening, plants with other kinds of storage organ are also called “ornamental bulbous plants” or just “bulbs".)