A portion of a root swells for food or water storage, e.g. sweet potato. A type of storage root distinct from taproot.
A rhizome is a long modified stem that grows beneath the ground horizontally. It is often found in plants such as ginger, bamboo, and irises, and serves as a storage organ for nutrients and water.
Onion is a modified stem because it is a stem which grows underground
1.under ground stem modifications 2.sub-aerial stem modifications aerial stem modifications
to sip the minerals in the soil
Modified Stem
A onion is a modified stem
No, broccoli is not an underground (root) vegetable.
Onion is an underground stem called a bulb. It grows horizontally below the surface of the soil, from which roots grow downward and shoots emerge above ground.
Ginger is a under ground stem used as vegetable
Rhizome or corm
Lotus is a stem because it grows above the ground with leaves and flowers. The root of the lotus plant is usually submerged under water or in muddy soil.
corm