No. Potatoes are tubers. They come from the root.
a root
Yes. People will say it is a stem, but this is scientifically inaccurate.
No, a radish is not considered an underground stem. It is considered a type of root just like carrots and sweet potatoes.
No, potatoes are not a type of seed. They are a type of tuber, which is a swollen underground stem used for storing nutrients. Potatoes are grown from the "eyes" or sprouts of a potato, not from seeds.
No, a radish is not considered an underground stem. It is considered a type of root just like carrots and sweet potatoes.
A tuber is a fleshy underground stem, it is the 'container' of reproduction and food storage. It bears buds from which a new plant will germinate. Such as potatoes for example
tuber, a modified stem that stores nutrients and water.
The tuber family is actually a part of the plant family. The characteristics of the tuber family is that they were grown underground & it has swollen underground stem. Potatoes, yam & sweet potatoes etc. are from the tuber family because they were grown underground & it has swollen underground stem.
Potatoes are considered stems and not roots, because they are the part of the stem of the plant that grows underground, it's the part of the stem that thickens and accumulate starch.
Mashed potatoes come from the underground roots of plants. Farmers remove the potatoes from underground. Then, the potatoes are sold in stores and at farmer's markets. The potatoes are purchased, washed, peeled, sliced, cooked, and mashed with a potato masher or mixer. Also, instant mashed potatoes come from dried potatoes.
Potatoes are from the perennail Solanum tuberosum from the Solanaceae family, the word potato could refer to the plant itself as well as the edible tuber, which is what you buy at the store. Its a root vegetable, that is delicious and the 4th largest most eaten food in the world, behind only to rice, wheat, and corn.
Stem