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There is a stem modification in Ruscus. It is

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Cladode
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Phylloclade
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Thorn
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Corm
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Solution

The correct option is B Cladode
A. Cladode
Reason: A phylloclade of one or two internode is called as a cladode. Those are green and photosynthetic. There are examples of cladodes like Ruscus and Asparagus, which are often considered as cladophyll. A cladophyll is a flattened leaf like stem arising in the axils of a minute, bract-like, true leaf. So the e correct option is A

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