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Tuber--underground stem enlarged for storage of food--has nodes (unlike tuberous root) ![]()
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Rhizome--underground stem, often has buds which sprout to form new shoots ![]()
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Stolon--aboveground stem, has buds which sprout to form new shoots ![]()
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Bulb--underground stem with fleshy leaves which store food, e.g. onion ![]()
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Corm--fleshy underground stem with papery leaves, e.g. Gladiolus
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