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Which of the following is not a rhizome?

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Colocasia
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Turmeric
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Ginger
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None of the above
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Solution

The correct option is A Colocasia
Corm is underground fleshy stem that stores food and looks somewhat like a bulb and has fewer and thinner leaf like scales e.g colocasia. It is considered as the organ for vegetative reproduction, whereas a rhizome is a horizontal underground stem that send its roots and shoots from nodes e.g ginger.

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