a thick fleshy grows horizontally, having dry scale leaves, terminal buds, adventitious roots called as____
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A thick fleshy which grows horizontally into the earth’s surface which also has dry scale leaves, terminal bud and adventitious roots are known as ‘Bulb’.
In a bulb along with dry scale leaves thick fleshy leaves are also present.
The bulbs may be fleshy as well as tunicated.
Examples are: onion, garlic etc.
Answer:
Bulbs are thick fleshy stems that grow horizontally and have scale leaves, terminal buds, and adventitious roots.
Explanation:
Bulbs are very short stems that give rise to leaves, or bases of leaves and predominantly acts as the storage space during dormant time periods. Onions are a typical example of a bulb. Amongst flowering plants, lilies grow in bulbs and only flower during winter and grow during the rest of the year. Bulbs have adventitious roots growing horizontally from the bulbs.