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Dictionary » R » Rhizomes Rhizomesrhizome (Science: plant biology) A horizontal underground stem which can send out both shoots and roots, rhizomes sometimes have thickened areas that store starch. ![]()
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Results from our forumRhizome !My apologies, I was talking about something else. But obviously both monocots and dicots can form rhizomes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhizome
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stem - branch : the difference... a shoot produced by growth of an axillary bud. Either could be above ground, such as the typical stem of a tomato plant, or below ground, such as rhizomes or corms.
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fruit... with seeds are fruits!!!. Veggies, check up on this, can be leaves of plants or other plant accessories. then there are the bulbs..garlic, onion. rhizomes (underground lateral branches)...ginger. tubers.. (potatoes) and roots...Carrots (definately a veggie) hope that helps u out
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