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A potato
Neither. A potato is a plant with the potato in the ground under a green top.
A potato is a plant cell. It is a type of vegetable that grows beneath the ground as part of the potato plant. The cells in a potato contain cell structures typical of plant cells, such as a cell wall and chloroplasts.
The Disaccharide Sucrose found in a potato plant is in the flesh of the potato. The potato is nearly 100% starch and carbohydrates that produce sugars in the body.
Yes, you can plant a potato to grow a new plant. Potatoes have "eyes" or growth nodes from which new shoots will emerge. Planting a whole potato or a piece with an eye can both be used to grow a new potato plant.
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Why
The part of the potato plant we eat is called the tuber, which is actually an enlarged underground stem.
The hibiscus plant is a metaphor for Morrie's failing health and death.
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It is a common misconception that potatoes are roots. They are actually tubers, and thus potatoes are a part of the potato plant. They are not the roots of any plant.
In rhizomes - i.e the 'root ginger' part of the ginger plant, and the 'potato' part of the potato plant. Howeve the potato is a tuber, not a rhizome.