Question

Is ginger a rhizome?

Answer 1

Rhizome:

1. Rhizomes sprouts a green foliage which grows up to three feet above ground and roots grows from its undersurface.
2. They store proteins and starches in order to provide them to the plants during unfavorable season.

Ginger:

1. Ginger is a rhizome that grows just below or near the surface of the soil.
2. It grows perpendicularly on or under the ground and thread-like roots sprouts from its stem.