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Give any two reasons to justify that onion bulb is a modified stem.

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Onion bulb is a modified stem because
(i) It has large number of fleshy scale leaves.
(ii) In this, terminal and axillary buds are present.
(iii) Adventitious roots are present on the posterior side.

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