rhizome
/ˈraɪzəʊm/noun
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noun
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[C] biology
a thick stem of some plants that grows sideways under the ground and produces roots and new shoots
प्रकंद
- Ginger and turmeric are rhizomes.
- New banana plants grow from the rhizome of the parent plant.
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General knowledge
Ginger is a rhizome, that is an underground stem, not a root, because it has nodes and buds.
GK के अनुसार अदरक एक rhizome, यानी भूमिगत तना है, जड़ नहीं, क्योंकि इसमें nodes और कलिकाएँ होती हैं।