Question

a potato grows under the ground,then why is it considered a stem and not a root

Answer 1

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​Potato is not a stem.
It is modified stem.

Potato​ plants produce underground stem system.

Some underground stems become swollen with stored starch.

Swollen underground stems are called tubers.

So, it is a stem tuber , which stores food for the plant .

The eyes are actually buds from the stem.

Answer 2

A potato grows underground, then why it is considered as a stem but not a root?

Edible potato is the modified underground stem called tuber.

Eyes present on potato tuber produce new shoots that grow into typical stems and leaves.

Roots arise from underside of tubers.