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Q. Axillary buds in the given figure of Bougainvillea gets modified into ____________.
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NTA AbhyasNTA Abhyas 2020Morphology of Flowering Plants

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Bougainvillea thorn is a pointed, hard structure and is a modified stem in Bougainvillea, their axillary bud is modified into a thorn. This modification reduces the rate of transpiration and also prevents herbivore grazing.