NEET Biology question
Rhizome, which grows vertically upwards are
Answer: (D)
Solution
Most rhizomes (e.g. ginger, turmeric, lotus) grow horizontally or straggling below the soil surface, but in some plants (e.g. Canna, sugarcane, Alocasia) the rhizome instead grows vertically upward; a rhizome with this vertical orientation is specifically termed a root stock. A corm is a different type of
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