35 relations: Amorphophallus, Amorphophallus titanum, Anredera cordifolia, Apical dominance, Asexual reproduction, Auxin, Begonia, Bulb, Cassava, Caudex, Corm, Dahlia, Epicotyl, Hemerocallis fulva, Hypocotyl, Jasmonic acid, Lamiaceae, Nutrient, Parenchyma, Perennation, Plant, Plant propagation, Plant stem, Plectranthus esculentus, Potato, Rhizome, Root, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Sagittaria, Stolon, Storage organ, Sweet potato, Taproot, Tubercle, Yam (vegetable).
Amorphophallus
Amorphophallus (from Ancient Greek amorphos, "without form, misshapen" + phallos, "penis", referring to the shape of the prominent spadix), commonly known as Zaminkand, is a large genus of some 200 tropical and subtropical tuberous herbaceous plants from the Arum family (Araceae), native to Asia, Africa, Australia and various oceanic islands.
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Amorphophallus titanum
Amorphophallus titanum, also known as the titan arum, is a flowering plant with the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world.
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Anredera cordifolia
Anredera cordifolia, commonly known as the Madeira-vine or mignonette vine, is a South American species of ornamental succulent vine of the family Basellaceae.
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Apical dominance
Apical dominance is the phenomenon whereby the main, central stem of the plant is dominant over (i.e., grows more strongly than) other side stems; on a branch the main stem of the branch is further dominant over its own side branchlets.
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Asexual reproduction
Asexual reproduction is a type of reproduction by which offspring arise from a single organism, and inherit the genes of that parent only; it does not involve the fusion of gametes, and almost never changes the number of chromosomes.
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Auxin
Auxins (plural of auxin) are a class of plant hormones (or plant growth regulators) with some morphogen-like characteristics.
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Begonia
Begonia is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Begoniaceae.
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Bulb
In botany, a bulb is structurally a short stem with fleshy leaves or leaf bases that function as food storage organs during dormancy.
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Cassava
Manihot esculenta, commonly called cassava, manioc, yuca, mandioca and Brazilian arrowroot, is a woody shrub native to South America of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae.
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Caudex
A caudex (plural: caudices) of a plant is a stem, but the term is also used to mean a rootstock and particularly a basal stem structure from which new growth arises.
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Corm
A corm, bulbo-tuber, or bulbotuber is a short, vertical, swollen underground plant stem that serves as a storage organ used by some plants to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as summer drought and heat (perennation).
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Dahlia
Dahlia is a genus of bushy, tuberous, herbaceous perennial plants native to Mexico.
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Epicotyl
An epicotyl is important for the beginning stages of a plant's life.
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Hemerocallis fulva
Hemerocallis fulva, the orange day-lily, tawny daylily, tiger daylily, fulvous daylily or ditch lily (also railroad daylily, roadside daylily, outhouse lily, and wash-house lily), is a species of daylily native to Asia.
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Hypocotyl
The hypocotyl (short for "hypocotyledonous stem", meaning "below seed leaf") is the stem of a germinating seedling, found below the cotyledons (seed leaves) and above the radicle (root).
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Jasmonic acid
Jasmonic acid (JA) is an organic compound found in several plants including jasmine.
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Lamiaceae
The Lamiaceae or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint or deadnettle family.
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Nutrient
A nutrient is a substance used by an organism to survive, grow, and reproduce.
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Parenchyma
Parenchyma is the bulk of a substance.
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Perennation
In botany, perennation is the ability of organisms, particularly plants, to survive from one germinating season to another, especially under unfavourable conditions such as drought or winter.
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Plant
Plants are mainly multicellular, predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae.
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Plant propagation
Plant propagation is the process of creating new plants from a variety of sources: seeds, cuttings and other plant parts.
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Plant stem
A stem is one of two main structural axes of a vascular plant, the other being the root.
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Plectranthus esculentus
Plectranthus esculentus, with English common names kaffir potato, and Livingstone potato, is a species of plant in the dicot family Lamiaceae.
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Potato
The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial nightshade Solanum tuberosum.
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Rhizome
In botany and dendrology, a rhizome (from script "mass of roots", from rhizóō "cause to strike root") is a modified subterranean stem of a plant that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes.
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Root
In vascular plants, the root is the organ of a plant that typically lies below the surface of the soil.
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (brand name Kew) is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
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Sagittaria
Sagittaria is a genus of about 30, Flora of North America species of aquatic plants whose members go by a variety of common names, including arrowhead, duck potato, katniss, Omodaka (沢瀉 in Japanese), swamp potato, tule potato, and wapato (or wapatoo).
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Stolon
In biology, stolons (from Latin stolō "branch"), also known as runners, are horizontal connections between organisms.
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Storage organ
A storage organ is a part of a plant specifically modified for storage of energy (generally in the form of carbohydrates) or water.
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Sweet potato
The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the bindweed or morning glory family, Convolvulaceae.
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Taproot
A taproot is a large, central, and dominant root from which other roots sprout laterally.
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Tubercle
In anatomy, a tubercle is any round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth found on external or internal organs of a plant or an animal.
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Yam (vegetable)
Yam is the common name for some plant species in the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae) that form edible tubers.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuber