Axillary buds in the given figure of Bougainvillea gets modified into .

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Axillary buds in the given figure of Bougainvillea gets modified into . <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="Question" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/q/nta/b-buhqcbwv3ufr.png" /> (A) suckers (B) stolons (C) tendrils (D) thorns

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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.

Q. Axillary buds in the given figure of Bougainvillea gets modified into ____________.

suckers

stolons

tendrils

thorns

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.