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Corm is a modification of

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root
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leaf
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stem
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bud
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The correct option is C stem
Stem is modified into various forms to perform a variety of functions like storage, vegetative propagation, perennation etc. Corm is a type of underground modified stem which is spherical, branched, vertically growing with diameter more than length. It bears reduced nodes and internodes. Adventitious roots arise from the base of node. E.g., Colocasia

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