Q. A horizontal underground stem is a

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Solution:

Rhizome is a perennial, fleshy dorsiventral and horizontal underground stem growing beneath the surface of soil. These may be root stock shizome, eg, banana or straggling rhizome, eg, lotus, ginger, etc.